量的|りょうてきryouteki[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
Definitions
- na-adjectivequantitative; concerning the quantity
Conjugation
| Plain form | 量的（りょうてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 量的です（りょうてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 量的ではない（りょうてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 量的ではありません（りょうてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 量的だった（りょうてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 量的ではなかった（りょうてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 量的で（りょうてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 量的に（りょうてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 量的なら（りょうてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym計量的けいりょうてきWrittenWritten/formal prose: based on measurement or metrology, mostly an academic term. 「量的」 is also fairly formal but broader in scope.
- Synonym定量的ていりょうてきWrittenWritten/formal prose: measuring or comparing things by quantity, as in 「定量分析」; common in academic use. 「量的」 broadly covers the quantitative aspect.
- Synonym数的すうてきNeutralNeutral: concerning quantity or number count, as in 「数的優位」 and 「数的処理」.
- Related数値的すうちてきNeutralNeutral: expressible as numerical values, as in 「数値的な目標」; the emphasis is on concrete numbers.
- Antonym質的しつてきNeutralNeutral: concerning quality or nature; the opposite of 「量的」, and the two are often used as a pair.
Use 「量的」 for the quantitative side of something, often paired with 「質的」. Use 「計量的」 or 「定量的」 in formal academic writing about measurement; 「数値的」 for concrete numbers, 「数的」 for counts and numerical relations.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
