客観的|きゃっかんてきkyakkanteki
かっかんてきkakkanteki
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Definitions
- na-adjectiveobjective
Conjugation
| Plain form | 客観的（きゃっかんてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 客観的です（きゃっかんてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 客観的ではない（きゃっかんてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 客観的ではありません（きゃっかんてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 客観的だった（きゃっかんてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 客観的ではなかった（きゃっかんてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 客観的で（きゃっかんてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 客観的に（きゃっかんてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 客観的なら（きゃっかんてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related公平こうへいNeutralFair and impartial in how things are handled; 「客観的」 is about judging without personal subjectivity, based on facts.
- Related厳正げんせいWrittenWritten/formal prose: strict and fair, as in 「厳正な審査」; 「客観的」 stresses being free of personal subjectivity.
- Related公明正大こうめいせいだいWrittenWritten/formal prose: a four-character word for being open, honest and aboveboard; 「客観的」 is about a viewpoint free of subjectivity.
- Related公明こうめいWrittenWritten/formal prose: fair and open, with nothing hidden; 「客観的」 is about judgment free of personal bias.
- RelatedフェアCasualColloquial loanword for fair and aboveboard; also means a fair ball in baseball. 「客観的」 is about one's viewpoint.
- Related虚心きょしんWrittenWritten/formal prose: open-minded and free of preconceptions, as in 「虚心坦懐」; 「客観的」 stresses judging on facts.
- Related公正こうせいNeutralFair and just; 「客観的」 is about one's viewpoint rather than how things are handled.
- Related冷静れいせいNeutralCalm and composed; 「客観的」 is a stance for looking at things, not a state of mind.
- RelatedニュートラルCasualColloquial loanword for neutral, or a car's neutral gear; 「客観的」 is about keeping subjectivity out.
- Related中立的ちゅうりつてきNeutralNot favoring either side; 「客観的」 is about judging on the basis of facts.
- Related中正ちゅうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose: impartial, leaning to neither side; 「客観的」 stresses grounding in facts.
- Related至公しこうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: utmost, perfect fairness; in everyday speech say 「公正」.
- Antonym主観的しゅかんてきNeutralAntonym: based on personal feelings and impressions; the direct opposite of 「客観的」.
Use 「客観的」 for looking at or judging things without personal subjectivity, on the basis of facts, as in 「客観的に見る」. For fair handling of matters use 「公平」 or 「公正」; for not taking sides use 「中立的」. The opposite is 「主観的」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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