社会的|しゃかいてきshakaiteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivesocial; societal; societary
    彼かれは近所きんじょの人々ひとびとより社会的しゃかいてきに一段いちだん上じょうだ。↗
    He is a cut above his neighbors.
Conjugation
Plain form社会的(しゃかいてき)
Polite (desu)社会的です(しゃかいてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)社会的ではない(しゃかいてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)社会的ではありません(しゃかいてきではありません)
Past (datta)社会的だった(しゃかいてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)社会的ではなかった(しゃかいてきではなかった)
Te form (de)社会的で(しゃかいてきで)
Adverbial (ni)社会的に(しゃかいてきに)
Conditional (nara)社会的なら(しゃかいてきなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related社交的しゃこうてきNeutralDescribes someone who enjoys mixing with people, as in 「社交的な性格」. It is about personal character, while 「社会的」 is about connection with society.
  • Related社会性しゃかいせいNeutralA noun for the qualities needed to live in society, as in 「社会性を身につける」. It names an attribute, while 「社会的」 describes things as relating to society.
  • Antonym個人的こじんてきNeutralMeans personal or individual, concerning a single person rather than society; the opposite of 「社会的」 in its societal sense.
  • Antonym私的してきWrittenFormal written word for private, as opposed to public or societal matters; the counterpart of 「社会的」 on the public side.

Use 「社会的」 for matters relating to society or its public dimension, as in 「社会的問題」「社会的地位」「社会的責任」. For a sociable personality use 「社交的」; the opposites are 「個人的」 and 「私的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 社会しゃかいに関係かんけいするさま。
  2. 社会性しゃかいせいがあるさま。
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