積極的

Chinese

adjective-forming suffix in Japanese
trad. (積極的) 積極
simp. (积极的) 积极

Etymology

From Japanese  (せっ) (きょく) (てき) (sekkyokuteki).

Pronunciation


Adjective

積極的

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) active (in contrast to passive)

Usage notes

In this word borrowed from Japanese, is a suffix, not a particle; it can be used before the native Min Nan particle (ê) (see citations).


Japanese

Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 4
きょく
Grade: 4
てき
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 積極 (sekkyoku, positive procession towards an objective; the positive pole) + (teki, adjective-forming suffix).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Adjective

積極的 (-na inflection, hiragana せっきょくてき, rōmaji sekkyokuteki, historical hiragana せききよくてき)

  1. proactive, positive, active, constructive

Inflection

Antonyms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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