実用的|じつようてきjitsuyouteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivepractical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
    彼かれの考かんがえはいつも実用的じつようてきだ。↗
    His ideas are always practical.
Conjugation
Plain form実用的(じつようてき)
Polite (desu)実用的です(じつようてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)実用的ではない(じつようてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)実用的ではありません(じつようてきではありません)
Past (datta)実用的だった(じつようてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)実用的ではなかった(じつようてきではなかった)
Te form (de)実用的で(じつようてきで)
Adverbial (ni)実用的に(じつようてきに)
Conditional (nara)実用的なら(じつようてきなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym役立つやくだつNeutralA verb meaning to be useful or to work; common in speech, while 「実用的」 is an adjective stressing fitness for actual use.
  • Synonym有用ゆうようWrittenMeans useful and valuable, as in 「有用な情報」; leans toward written/formal prose and stresses value.
  • Synonym重宝ちょうほうNeutralDescribes something handy that gets used often, with a sense of treasuring it; leans colloquial.
  • Synonym実際的じっさいてきNeutralMeans practical as opposed to theoretical; stresses reality over empty talk.
  • SynonymプラクティカルNeutralA loanword meaning practical and pragmatic; heard mostly in business and fashion contexts.
  • Synonym実践的じっせんてきNeutralStresses hands-on practice, as in 「実践的な英語」; about being applicable in real practice.
  • Related効果的こうかてきNeutralMeans effective, as in 「効果的な方法」; stresses that results are clearly visible.
  • Related有効ゆうこうNeutralMeans valid or effective, as in 「有効期限」; stresses being in force or working as intended.
  • Related便宜べんぎWrittenMeans convenience, and also special accommodation as in 「便宜を図る」; belongs to written/formal prose.
  • Related好都合こうつごうNeutralMeans convenient and favorable; stresses that the timing and conditions are just right.
  • Related現実的げんじつてきNeutralMeans realistic and grounded in fact; stresses feasibility and is not tied to usefulness.
  • Related便利べんりNeutralMeans convenient; the everyday default, stressing that something saves you effort.
  • Related有益ゆうえきNeutralMeans beneficial, as in 「有益な助言」; stresses that something brings a benefit.
  • Related機能的きのうてきNeutralMeans functional — works well with no wasted design; stresses sound design and is said mostly of objects.
  • RelatedプラグマティックNeutralA loanword meaning pragmatic; stresses a practical cast of mind rather than the usefulness of things.
  • RelatedエフェクティブNeutralA loanword meaning effective; found in business and specialist language but not often used.
  • Related調法ちょうほうNeutralA rarer way of writing 「重宝」 in its handy, useful sense; 「実用的」 stresses fitness for actual use.
  • Related助けになるたすけになるCasualA colloquial set phrase meaning to be of help; stresses helping people out.
  • Antonym非実用的NeutralThe antonym: not practical, of no practical use; the direct opposite of 「実用的」.
  • Antonym観賞用NeutralThe antonym: for viewing or ornament; contrasts with 「実用的」, which is for actual use.

Use 「実用的」 for things that actually serve a purpose or are built for use, as in 「実用的なプレゼント」. Say 「役立つ」 or 「有用」 for useful, 「便利」 for convenient, and 「実際的」 or 「現実的」 for pragmatic, realistic senses. The antonym is 「観賞用」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 実際じっさいに役立やくだつさま。
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