論理的|ろんりてきronriteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivelogical
    人間にんげんだけに論理的ろんりてき思考力しこうりょくがある。↗
    Man alone has the ability to reason.
Conjugation
Plain form論理的(ろんりてき)
Polite (desu)論理的です(ろんりてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)論理的ではない(ろんりてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)論理的ではありません(ろんりてきではありません)
Past (datta)論理的だった(ろんりてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)論理的ではなかった(ろんりてきではなかった)
Te form (de)論理的で(ろんりてきで)
Adverbial (ni)論理的に(ろんりてきに)
Conditional (nara)論理的なら(ろんりてきなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym合理的ごうりてきNeutralReasonable or sensible, and can also mean efficient, with no waste. 論理的 focuses on orderly reasoning; 合理的 focuses on a sensible approach.
  • Synonym筋の通ったすじのとおったNeutralA set phrase for statements that make sense and hold together without contradiction; common in colloquial speech.
  • SynonymロジカルNeutralLoanword meaning strongly logical; frequent in business contexts, as in 「ロジカルシンキング」.
  • Related首尾一貫したしゅびいっかんしたWrittenWritten/formal term for staying consistent from start to finish without contradiction; stresses consistency, while 論理的 stresses sound reasoning.
  • Antonym感情的かんじょうてきNeutralAntonym: acting on feelings rather than reason — the opposite of reason-based 論理的.
  • Antonym直感的ちょっかんてきNeutralAntonym: intuitive, going by gut feeling rather than the step-by-step reasoning of 論理的.
  • Antonym非論理的ひろんりてきNeutralThe direct antonym: illogical, not following valid reasoning.

Use 「論理的」 for orderly, logical thinking or explanations. For sensible or efficient approaches choose 「合理的」; in casual speech 「筋の通った」 works well; 「ロジカル」 suits business talk. The main opposite is 「感情的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 論理ろんりに適かなっているさま。
  2. 論理ろんりに関連かんれんするさま。
  3. 厳密げんみつな論理ろんりに従したがって考かんがえるさま。
  4. 論理ろんりの上うえで仮想かそう・仮定かていするさま。
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