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人的 (じんてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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na-adjective
human ; personal
Used in formal or technical contexts to describe something related to people, such as resources, factors, or damage. Often appears in compound nouns like 人的資源 (human resources) or 人的被害 (human casualties).
地じ 震しん に よる 人じん 的てき 被ひ 害がい は 少すく なかっ た 。
The human casualties from the earthquake were few.
Kanji 的 bull's eye, mark, target Similar words 人にん 間げん 的てき 人間的 means 'humane' or 'human-like' in a more emotional or philosophical sense, while 人的 is more formal and refers to human-related aspects in a technical or organizational context.
物ぶっ 的てき 物的 means 'material' or 'physical' (as opposed to human), often used in contrast with 人的, e.g., 人的・物的被害 (human and material damage).
Etymology Compound of 人 (じん, 'person') and the suffix 的 (てき, '-like, -related'), forming an adjectival noun meaning 'human-related' or 'personal'.
