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ドラスチック (dorasuchikku) Japanese meaning: drastic | Kotomora
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The company carried out drastic reforms.
We had no choice but to take drastic measures.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 をドラスチックに 変か える to change something drastically
The company drastically changed its management policy.
ドラスチックな 改かい 革かく drastic reform
The government is pushing through drastic reforms.
ドラスチックな 変へん 化か drastic change
This industry is experiencing drastic change.
Related words 抜本的 focuses on fundamental, root-cause reform, while ドラスチック stresses the severity or extremeness of any action or change.
思い切った highlights boldness and decisiveness, whereas ドラスチック emphasizes how severe or extreme the measure itself is.
過激 often carries a negative or radical political connotation, while ドラスチック is more neutral and can describe any drastic measure or change.
急激 focuses on the suddenness or speed of a change, while ドラスチック focuses on its severity or extremeness.
Written forms ドラスチック Usage 20%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common form.
ドラスティック Usage 80%
Alternate spelling reflecting the English 'drastic' more closely; less common but still used.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'drastic', which itself comes from Greek 'drastikos' meaning 'effective' or 'active'.
