歴史的|れきしてきrekishiteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivehistorical; traditional
    彼かれはその謎なぞを解とくために歴史的れきしてきな文書ぶんしょを調しらべた。↗
    He looked into historical documents to solve the mystery.
  2. na-adjectivehistoric
    彼かれは歴史的れきしてきな航海こうかいに出でかけた。↗
    He set out on his historic voyage.
Conjugation
Plain form歴史的(れきしてき)
Polite (desu)歴史的です(れきしてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)歴史的ではない(れきしてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)歴史的ではありません(れきしてきではありません)
Past (datta)歴史的だった(れきしてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)歴史的ではなかった(れきしてきではなかった)
Te form (de)歴史的で(れきしてきで)
Adverbial (ni)歴史的に(れきしてきに)
Conditional (nara)歴史的なら(れきしてきなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym史的してきWrittenWritten, academic word for the historical perspective, as in 「史的考察」; unlike 歴史的, it does not describe things that are themselves historic.
  • Synonym歴史上れきしじょうNeutralNeutral noun meaning 'in history', as in 「歴史上の人物」; it stresses that someone or something actually existed in history, not that it was significant.
  • Antonym非歴史的WrittenWritten word for 'non-historical'; the direct opposite of 歴史的, and used less often.

Use 「歴史的」 for things with historical significance or belonging to history, as in 「歴史的な瞬間」 and 「歴史的建造物」. For an academic historical angle choose 「史的」; for existence in history, 「歴史上」; for the opposite, 「非歴史的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 歴史れきしに関係かんけいがあるさま。過去かこに存在そんざいしている事実じじつがあるさま。
  2. 過去かこのものになっているさま。遠とおい過去かこから続つづいているさま。
  3. 歴史れきしに残のこるほど重要じゅうようであるさま。
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