てき
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Suffix
1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y
used to form adjectives from nouns
2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
3. (something) like; along the lines of
used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと
4. -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned
after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は)
Suffix
Old-fashioned
Familiar language
Colloquialism
5. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.
used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity
Pitch accent
て
き
Used in vocabulary (923 in total)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
intellectual
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
rational; reasonable; logical
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
charming; fascinating; attractive
thorough; exhaustive; complete
overwhelming
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fatal; lethal
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
periodic; regular; routine
effective; successful
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
planned; scheduled; systematic
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
insane; fanatic
strong-willed; volitional
fundamental; basic
temporary; transitory; short-lived
comparatively; relatively
realistic; pragmatic
fundamental; basic
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
private; personal
stimulating; exciting; provocative
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
public; official
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
esthetic; aesthetic
personal; individual; private
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
desperate; hopeless
political
instinctive; instinctual
automatic
inevitable; necessary
historical; traditional; historic
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
emotional; sentimental
friendly; amicable
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
future; possible; potential; prospective
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
technical; technological; practical
philosophical
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
cooperative; helpful
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
devoted; self-sacrificing
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
self-torturing; masochistic
moving; touching; stirring
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
exemplary
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
inhumane; inhuman
creative; original
immoral; illicit; unethical
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
stochastic; probabilistic
fundamental; theoretical
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
convenient; expedient; makeshift
sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
inductive; recursive
immoral; unethical
transitional
explicit
final; eventual; ultimate
reflexive; reflecting
general; popular; common; typical
mental; spiritual; emotional
resultant; consequential
forced; compulsory
intentional; on purpose
overall; general; as a whole
social; societal; societary
distinctive; characteristic
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
favorable; favourable
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
mechanical
miraculous
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
mysterious; mystical
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
scientific
momentary; instantaneous
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
timewise; temporal; chronal
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
offensive; aggressive
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
human; human-like; as a person
conscious; deliberate; intentional
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
psychological; mental
intermittent
optimistic; hopeful
primitive; original
religious; spiritual
belligerent; warlike
artificial; unnatural
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
traditional; customary; conventional
fragmentary
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
spiritual; incorporeal
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
spontaneous; voluntary
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
average; ordinary; normal
critical
physical; bodily
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
negative; contradictory
representative; exemplary; model
rebellious; defiant
coercive; overbearing
androgynous; gender-neutral
theoretical
intellectual
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
material; physical
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
magical; voodoo; magic
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
ethical; moral
preferential
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
limited; limiting; restrictive
classical; classic
high-handed; oppressive
monetary; financial; pecuniary
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
fascinating; alluring
exceptional; unusual
family-oriented; familial
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
systematic; organized; organizational
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
systematic; regular; routine
latent; potential
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
feminine; effeminate
energetic; vigorous
constructive
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
poetic
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
simple; easy; quick
intensive; concentrated; focused
practical; realistic; pragmatic
my personal (e.g. opinion)
pessimistic; gloomy
elementary; basic; rudimentary
three-dimensional
conservative
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
symbolic; symbolical
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
legendary; folkloric; traditional
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
fundamental; basic
external; outside
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
mathematical
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
(typically) Japanese
affirmative
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
standard; average; typical; normal
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
destructive; devastating
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
active; dynamic; energetic
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
aristocratic
self-deprecating; self-mocking
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
geometrical
human; personal
functional
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
experimental
geographical; geographic
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
unconscious
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
ephemeral; transitory
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
pastoral; idyllic
modern; modernistic
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
academic; scholarly; scientific
arbitrary
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
experiential; empirical; experimental
central; mainline
revolutionary
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
dynamic; kinetic
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
discriminatory; discriminative
magical; sorcerous; incantatory
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
educational; instructive
transcendental
ideological
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
permanent; perpetual; lasting
productive; constructive; meaningful
systematic; systemic
numerical; quantitative
numerical; quantitative
spatial; space-like
mental; psychological; physical
experimental; provisional
self-righteous
general; conceptual
consecutive; continuous; successive
progressive
genetic; hereditary
juristical; legal
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
secondary
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
inorganic
inner; internal; inside
statistical
short-term
general; overall; across-the-board
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
dominant; ruling
feudal; feudalistic
self-conscious; self-aware
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
uncooperative; unhelpful
united; unified
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
independent; responsible; active; subjective
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
introverted; withdrawn
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
avant-garde
realistic; graphic; true to life
fluid; unsettled
active; dynamic; behavioural
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
hygienic; sanitary
ethnic; racial; national
pleasure-seeking
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
qualitative
quantitative; concerning the quantity
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
electronic
scholarly; scholastic; academic
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
figurative
habitual; customary
fateful; predestined
psychological
practical; businesslike
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
abstemious; austere
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
drastic; radical
periodic; cyclic; cyclical
my personal (e.g. opinion)
empirical; positive
external; superficial; outward; surface
my personal (e.g. opinion)
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
ambitious; enterprising
materialistic; materialist
worldly; secular
transcendental
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
uniform; standard
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
urban; metropolitan
nihilistic
mythical; mythological
emotional; sentimental
record; record-setting; record-breaking
intellectual
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
militant; aggressive
secondary
economic; financial; fiscal
lethal; fatal; deadly
monopolistic; exclusive
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
hypocritical
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
straightforward; blunt; outspoken; clear-cut
numeric; numerical
flat; superficial; surface-level; one-dimensional
popular; common; commonplace
charismatic
bewitching; alluring; enchanting; demonic; devilish; fiendish
reactionary
at the same time in different places
superficial; shallow
suggestive; allusive; evocative; implicit
divine; god-like
threatening; menacing
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
insulting; derogatory
self-deprecating
preventive
comprehensive; inclusive; encompassing
probable; likely
recursive; reflexive
futuristic
sarcastic; derisive
historic; historical
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
insulting; offensive
collective; group
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
analytical; analytic
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
technically accomplished; technical; polished
aesthetic
intermittent
motherly; mother-like; maternal; like a mother
selective; optional; alternative
individual; particular; discrete; distinct
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous
terminal; final
immanent; internal; intrinsic
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
general-purpose; all-purpose; one-size-fits-all
grammatical
early; primitive; primordial
intuitive; intuitional
dictatorial
dogmatic; arbitrary
intropunitive; self-punishing
multifaceted; versatile
crucial; critical; vital; core
formulaic; official
archeological; archaeological
practical; utilitarian
common; plebeian
masochistic; self-tormenting; self-deprecating
regional; local
comical; farcical
altruistic
concrete; material; representational; figurative
religious; spiritual
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
reflective; introspective
stratified; multilayered
myopic; short-sighted
semantic
utilitarian
timing-wise; in terms of timing
classic; traditional; orthodox; proper
menacing; threatening
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
alluring; enticing; tempting; seductive
random (e.g. attack, killing); indiscriminate; unprovoked
romantic (school)
romantic (school)
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
businesslike; operational; matter-of-fact; professional; transactional
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
stereotyped; patterned; typical
total; complete
repetitive; iterative
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
having a single meaning; allowing only one interpretation; unequivocal; principal; primary; most important
fascinating; bewitching; dazzling; entrancing
preliminary; preparatory
scholastic; academic
enlightening
bestial; beastly; beast-like; brutal
pathological
glowing; vehement; highly enthusiastic; passionate; ardent; fervid
customary; conventional; traditional; usual
self-sacrificing
delusional; chimerical
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
geopolitical; geostrategic
fundamental; primary; most important
fin-de-siècle; decadent
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped
diametrically opposed; antipodal
diametrically opposed; antipodal
nutritional
customary; conventional; usual
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
innate; inherent; natural; inborn
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
developing; developmental
escapist; evasive
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
materialistic
subordinate; dependent; subsidiary; subservient
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
contemplative; meditative
suggestive; pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause)
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary
out of habit; by inertia; by force of habit; mechanical
intelligent
physical; fleshly; corporal
procedural; methodical
superficial; shallow
macroscopic; comprehensive; all-including; broad
dramatic; theatrical
nationalistic; ultranationalistic
complementary; supplementary
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
nostalgic; old-fashioned
speculative
sensual; erotic; carnal; lustful; lascivious; brutish
self-destructive; self-defeating; suicidal
trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
premodern; feudalistic
extroverted; outgoing
overall; general
instructive; didactic
world-historical
aesthetic; esthetic
aesthetic
defensive
speculative; contemplative; theoretical; abstract
geometric (progression, etc.)
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
electromagnetic
administrative; executive
pluralistic; plural
ancillary; incidental; accompanying
cognitive dissonance
satirical; sarcastic; ironic
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
modern; up-to-date
conceptual
heat death (i.e. of the universe)
enterprising
demonstrative
pertinent; appropriate; congruent; apt; fitting
authoritarian
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
elastic; flexible
oppressive; despotic
whole area; entire region
lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted
self-absorbed; self-contained
deceptive; fraudulent
secondary
sequential; successive
correlative
allegorical; emblematic
simplistic
external; outward
existential
passive; lacking initiative; lacking autonomy
epic (e.g. poem); descriptive; narrative
subordinate; dependent; vassal
militaristic
normative; prescriptive
centrifugal
exponential
agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond
pathological; pathologic
gradual; slow
logarithmic
cross-sectional; lateral; transverse; transversal; cross-cutting
ultramodern; leading
operational; manipulative
contemplative; meditative; meditational
ironic; ironical
conservative (esp. medical treatment); preservative
companionable
scholastic
introverted; introspective, self-examining; centripetal
piecewise
affiliative; harmonious; compatible; friendly (e.g. user-friendly, environment-friendly)
microscopic
additional
customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
cooperative; conciliatory
derivative; secondary
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
becoming its own goal
descriptive
hypothetical; theoretical; presumptive
hands-off; indifferent; spectatorial
voluntary; optional
surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgery
instrumental (learning, conditioning, behaviour, etc.)
retrospective
categorical (e.g. assertion, denial); assertive; insistent; categorical
spiritualistic
cyclical; circulative; recursive
word-for-word; verbatim
physical (in science, medicine, etc.)
beneficial; favorable
interdisciplinary
legendary
purposeful; purposive; intentional
interactive
unworldly; religious
retroactive
declarative
social; exclusive
omnidirectional; all-directional; all-encompassing
antimilitary
spontaneous; arising from within; intrinsic; voluntary
quantitative; metrical
heated; white-hot; zealous; fervid
instrumental (activities, behavior, etc.)
biased; prejudiced; tendentious
homogeneous
self-effacing; selfless
androgynous; isosexual; amphoteric
low-ranking unsalaried wrestler (ranked below juryo)
material resources
Apollonian
oxidative
discontinuous
qualitative
intellectual
commercial
temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; superficial
histologic; histological
progressive (tax, etc.); graduated
recursive
intentional; significant
Asiatic mode of production (Marx)
nonspecific
holistic; whole-person
adverbial
integral; integrated; seamless; complete; unified
incidental; secondary; accessory
linguistic
ostentatious; showy
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid
ultraconservative
diachronic
emerging; emergent
farcical; comical
semiofficial
subordinate; secondary
hypothetical
teleological argument; argument from design
percutaneous; transcutaneous
endogenous; autogenous
paradigmatic; prototypical; representative
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; PTA
reciprocal; mutual; mutually beneficial
target; object; aim; goal
pseudoclassic
physical distribution
electric muscle stimulation; EMS
mysterious; strange; sphinx-like; enigmatic; noncommittal
frictional unemployment
non-destructive
narrow-minded; short-sighted
phenomenological reduction
coherent; interfering; meddlesome; intrusive
comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country
multifaceted
conspicuous consumption
distinctive
non-deterministic
conciliatory
asymptotic freedom
alternative
pro-American
constitutional
lexical
transitive
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
distributive justice; justitia distributiva
of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads
implied; implicit
substantive adjective
global problem; global issue
categorical
disjunctive
progressive probation
evolutionarily stable strategy; ESS
phenomenal consciousness
chronological; over time
optical character recognition; OCR
transparent
synchronous
anthropological argument (one of Descartes' ontological arguments for the existence of God)
evolutionary epistemology
methodological individualism
syntagmatic relation
thermal low; heat low
retrospective
genital character
enzymatic browning
electrical cardioversion; electrical defibrillation
non-thermal; athermal
adaptive differential pulse-code modulation; adaptive DPCM; ADPCM
adaptive expectations
random drift; genetic drift
allopatric speciation
parapatric speciation
reproductive isolation
homologous recombination
demonstrative; ratiocinative; based on exact thinking
impunitive; not tending to blame others
impunitive; not tending to blame others
discursive (i.e. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than intuition)
labor-intensive industry; labour-intensive industry
implicit
cumulative
anticompetitive behaviour; anticompetitive behavior; anticompetitive practice
conspicuous consumption
long-term substitute teacher (filling in for someone on maternity or long-term sick leave)
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
electrochemical polarization
generative artificial intelligence; generative AI
punishable illegality
self-fulfilling prophecy
distinctive feature
physiognomic perception
thoughtlessness; thoughtless person
great; grand
Examples (19 in total)
I hit the mark with the arrow.
Life is more hellish than hell itself.
I really love French things.