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代表的 (daihyouteki) Japanese meaning: representative | Kotomora
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統とう
工こう
芸げい
です
。
This is a representative traditional craft of Japan.
His representative works are loved by many people.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ ・ 事こと 〉 の 代だい 表ひょう 的てき な 〈 物もの 〉 a representative/typical example of ~
Mt. Fuji is a representative mountain of Japan.
代だい 表ひょう 的てき な 例れい a representative example
This accident is a typical example of a traffic rule violation.
代だい 表ひょう 的てき な 作さく 品ひん a representative/signature work (of an artist, etc.)
'Kokoro' is one of Natsume Soseki's representative works.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 典型的 highlights that something fits a common pattern or stereotype, while 代表的 emphasizes being an outstanding or well-known example of its category.
象徴的 means 'symbolic', focusing on standing for a deeper idea, whereas 代表的 simply means 'typical' or 'exemplary' of a group.
標準的 means 'standard' or 'average', while 代表的 implies a prominent example rather than just an ordinary one.
Opposites 例外的 describes something as an exception or unusual case, the opposite of 代表的, which describes something as a typical, defining example.
Etymology Formed from 代表 (representative) + 的 (-like, -typical). The suffix 的 is productive for forming adjectival nouns from nouns.
