保守的 (hoshuteki) Japanese meaning: conservative | KotomoraHe has a conservative way of thinking.
The company takes a conservative management policy.
Usage patterns
〈人〉は保守的だsomeone is conservative
He is quite conservative when it comes to politics.
保守的な考え方a conservative way of thinking
That company still has deeply rooted conservative thinking.
〈人〉が保守的になるsomeone becomes conservative
As she got older, she became more conservative.
保守的な政党a conservative political party
The conservative party won the election.
保守的 describes a cautious, tradition-preserving stance, the opposite of the extreme, change-seeking nuance of ラジカル.
保守的 means conservative and tradition-bound, the direct opposite of リベラル's open, progressive stance.
創造的 describes an original, imaginative approach, whereas 保守的 describes a cautious, tradition-bound one that avoids new ideas.
