基本的|きほんてきkihonteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivefundamental; basic
    順じゅんを追おって基本的きほんてきなタグを覚おぼえていこう。↗
    Let's learn the basic tags in order.
Conjugation
Plain form基本的(きほんてき)
Polite (desu)基本的です(きほんてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)基本的ではない(きほんてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)基本的ではありません(きほんてきではありません)
Past (datta)基本的だった(きほんてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)基本的ではなかった(きほんてきではなかった)
Te form (de)基本的で(きほんてきで)
Adverbial (ni)基本的に(きほんてきに)
Conditional (nara)基本的なら(きほんてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymベーシックNeutralLoanword for basic or entry-level, often in names like 「ベーシックコース」 for clothes and courses; 「基本的」 is more versatile.
  • Synonym根本的こんぽんてきNeutralGoes to the root of a matter, as in 「根本的な解決」; 「基本的」 sticks to basic principles and also works as 「基本的に」 for 'on the whole'.
  • Synonym基礎的きそてきNeutralRelates to the foundation of something, as in 「基礎的な知識」 or 「基礎的な研究」; often interchangeable with 「基本的」, but stresses the underlying layer.
  • SynonymファンダメンタルNeutralLoanword meaning basic or fundamental; rare in everyday use — 「基本的」 or 「根本的」 is what you would normally say.
  • Related本質的ほんしつてきNeutralConcerns the essence of things, as in 「本質的な違い」, common in general discussion; 「基本的」 is about the basics or a rough overall stance.
  • Related第一義的だいいちぎてきWrittenWritten style for what is primary and most fundamental, stressing top importance; 「基本的」 is about the basics and far more common.
  • RelatedプライマリNeutralLoanword for primary or elementary, mostly in technical terms like 「プライマリケア」; 「基本的」 is the more general word.
  • Antonym派生的はせいてきWrittenWritten word for what is derived from an original source and secondary; opposes 「基本的」 on the original-versus-derived axis.
  • Antonym末梢的まっしょうてきWrittenWritten word for trivial, peripheral matters; opposes 「基本的」 in the main-point-versus-side-issue contrast.
  • Antonym応用的NeutralApplied or advanced; the opposite of 「基本的」 in the basics-versus-application pairing.

Default to 「基本的」 for basic principles and for 'on the whole', as in 「基本的に賛成」. Use 「基礎的」 for foundations, 「根本的」 for going to the root, 「本質的」 for essence; 「ベーシック」 fits names like courses. Opposites: 「応用的」, 「末梢的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ものごとの基本きほんであるさま。基本きほんにかかわるさま。
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