学問的|がくもんてきgakumonteki
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- na-adjectivescholarly
Conjugation
| Plain form | 学問的(がくもんてき) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 学問的です(がくもんてきです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 学問的ではない(がくもんてきではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 学問的ではありません(がくもんてきではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 学問的だった(がくもんてきだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 学問的ではなかった(がくもんてきではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 学問的で(がくもんてきで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 学問的に(がくもんてきに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 学問的なら(がくもんてきなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym学究的がっきゅうてきWrittenWritten style. Suggests someone absorbed in scholarly study, with a hint of the bookworm; 「学問的」 simply means related to learning and carries no such coloring.
- Synonym学的がくてきWrittenWritten but rare. Means scholarly with a scholar-like air; close in sense to 「学問的」, but in everyday speech 「学問的」 or 「学術的」 is the usual choice.
- Synonym学術的がくじゅつてきWrittenAcademic in tone and slightly more formal, as in 「学術的価値」; in meaning it sits very close to 「学問的」.
- Related博識はくしきNeutralNeutral. Describes a person of wide knowledge; 「学問的」 is about a scholarly standpoint, most often characterizing research methods, angles, or value.
- Related博学はくがくNeutralNeutral. Describes a person of deep, broad learning; 「学問的」 looks at things from the standpoint of scholarship.
- Related知的ちてきNeutralNeutral. Means intelligent or intellectual, as in 「知的な女性」; 「学問的」 leans toward research.
- RelatedペダンティックWrittenA loanword for showing off knowledge, with a negative slant; 「学問的」 is neutral and simply indicates a link with scholarship.
- Related主知的しゅちてきWrittenWritten style. Weighs reason and knowledge above emotion, mostly in philosophical writing; 「学問的」 only means related to learning.
- Related博雅はくがWrittenWritten and rarely used. Describes a person of broad erudition, whereas 「学問的」 characterizes methods or angles.
- Related理知的りちてきWrittenWritten style. Means rational and clear-headed, mostly of a person's temperament, as in 「理知的な顔」; 「学問的」 describes methods, angles, or value.
- Related衒学的げんがくてきWrittenWritten style, pejorative: showing off learning. Synonymous with 「ペダンティック」; 「学問的」 is neutral.
- Antonym実用的じつようてきNeutralNeutral. Means practically useful; it stands against the theoretical character of 「学問的」.
- Antonym非学問的WrittenWritten style. Means lacking scholarly character; the direct opposite of 「学問的」, but seldom used.
For matters of scholarship or research, 「学問的」 and 「学術的」 both work, as in 「学問的に証明する」. For people, say 「博学」 or 「博識」 for erudition and 「知的」 for an intellectual air; 「ペダンティック」 and 「衒学的」 criticize showing off knowledge, while 「実用的」 is the practical counterpart.
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