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理想的 (りそうてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

理り想そう的てき

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Common word›JLPTN3›

Meanings

1

Describes something that matches one's highest hopes or a theoretical best state. Used for conditions, solutions, partners, and abstract ideals.

彼かれは理り想そう的てきな上じょう司し

だ

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He is an ideal boss.

この場ば所しょはキャンプに理り想そう的てきだ。

This spot is perfect for camping.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉にとって理り想そう的てきな〈物もの〉something ideal for someone
この気き候こうは農のう業ぎょうにとって理り想そう的てきだ。
This climate is ideal for farming.
理り想そう的てきな〈人ひと〉an ideal person (e.g. partner, candidate)
彼かれは理り想そう的てきな結けっ婚こん相あい手てだ。
He is the ideal marriage partner.
〈物もの〉として理り想そう的てきだto be ideal as a certain thing
この部屋へやは勉べん強きょう場ば所しょとして理り想そう的てきだ。
This room is ideal as a place to study.

Kanji

理logic, arrangement, reason
想idea, thought, conception
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

完かん璧ぺきN2
完璧 emphasizes flawless perfection with no defects, while 理想的 emphasizes matching one's ideal vision even if not literally flawless.
最さい適てきN2
最適 focuses on being the best-suited or optimal choice for a purpose, while 理想的 focuses on matching an ideal or dream state.
模も範はん的てきN1
理想的 means 'ideal' and often implies perfection, while 模範的 focuses on being a good example that others can follow.
望のぞましいN2
理想的 emphasizes that something matches an ideal state, while 望ましい more modestly recommends something as the preferable choice.
絶ぜっ好こうN1
理想的 means something matches an ideal image or standard, while 絶好 focuses on a peak moment of favorable timing or conditions.

Opposites

現げん実じつ的てきN3
理想的 describes a hoped-for best-case state, while 現実的 describes what is realistic and practically achievable.

Built from

理り想そう+的てき

Etymology

From 理想 (ideal) + 的 (-like, -ic). A straightforward Sino-Japanese adjectival noun.