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主体的 (shutaiteki) Japanese meaning: self-directed | Kotomora
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学まな
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姿し
勢せい
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求もと
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られる
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Students are expected to have an attitude of learning proactively.
She gathered information herself and made an independent decision.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 主しゅ 体たい 的てき に 取と り 組く む to tackle something proactively/on one's own initiative
The students tackled the assignment on their own initiative.
主しゅ 体たい 的てき に 行こう 動どう する to act on one's own initiative
He acted on his own initiative without waiting for instructions.
主しゅ 体たい 的てき な 学まな び self-directed learning
This school values self-directed learning.
主しゅ 体たい 的てき に 考かんが える to think for oneself/independently
It's important to think independently about your own future.
Kanji 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 自主的 stresses acting by one's own free choice without being told, while 主体的 adds a stronger sense of taking ownership and responsibility as the acting agent.
能動的 simply means 'active' as opposed to passive, whereas 主体的 further implies independent judgment and personal responsibility behind the action.
主観的 is the everyday word for 'subjective' (based on personal opinion), while 主体的 in this same academic sense focuses on the acting/perceiving subject rather than mere opinion.
Opposites 受動的 describes being passive and simply receiving or following, the direct opposite of 主体的's self-directed initiative.
消極的 means reluctant or unassertive, contrasting with 主体的's proactive, self-driven engagement.
Don't confuse with 主体的 means acting on one's own initiative or independently, while 主観的 means based on personal feelings or opinion rather than fact; the similar kanji (主観 vs 主体) often causes confusion.
主体的 means acting independently based on one's own judgment, and learners sometimes confuse it with 能動的 when looking for the opposite of 受動的.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound from 主体, 'subject, agent, main body,' plus the adjectival suffix 的, '-ic; -al.' The spelling transparently matches the modern meaning; no more specific historical derivation is asserted here.
