精神的|せいしんてきseishinteki

1. na-adjectivemental; spiritual; emotional
   彼かれの病気びょうきは主おもに精神的せいしんてきな物ものだった。↗

   His illness was mainly psychological.

• Synonym心理的しんりてきNeutralNeutral. Refers to psychological matters and leans toward psychology, as in 「心理的負担」; 「精神的」 is the everyday word for the mental side.
• SynonymメンタルNeutralColloquial loanword for mindset or mental toughness, as in 「メンタルが強い」; very common in speech, unlike the broader 「精神的」.
• Synonym内的ないてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means inner or intrinsic, with a philosophical, academic tone, as in 「内的要因」.
• Synonym心的しんてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means mental or of the mind, with an academic, bookish feel; rare in speech compared with 「精神的」.
• Synonym内面的ないめんてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means inner or inward, stressing what cannot be seen from outside, e.g. one's inner life or feelings.
• Related心因性しんいんせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A medical term meaning psychogenic — caused by the mind — as in 「心因性の頭痛」; used as a noun with の.
• Antonym肉体的にくたいてきNeutralNeutral. Concerns the body and flesh; the direct opposite of 「精神的」, used when contrasting physical with mental.
• Antonym物質的ぶっしつてきNeutralNeutral. Means material, concerning money, objects and other tangible things; the opposite of the mental side covered by 「精神的」.

Use 「精神的」 for the mental or emotional side, as in 「精神的な疲れ」 or 「精神的支え」. For psychological matters pick 「心理的」, for mindset in speech 「メンタル」, for the inner self 「内面的」, for psychogenic illness 「心因性」. Opposites: 「肉体的」 (bodily) and 「物質的」 (material).

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

1. 精神せいしんに関かんするさま。
2. 気分きぶんや精神疾患せいしんしっかんに関かんするさま。