具体
Meanings
1
concreteness; concrete form; embodiment
A noun for a concrete, specific form or realization, especially as opposed to 抽象. In everyday learner usage, 具体的 and 具体例 are more frequent, while 具体 itself often appears in fixed phrases like 具体を欠く and 具体を帯びる.
Antonyms: 抽象
That proposal still lacks concreteness.
As the discussion progressed, the plan began to take concrete shape.
Let's move the discussion from the abstract to the concrete.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が具体を欠くfor something to lack concreteness/specificity
His explanation lacks specifics and is hard to follow.
- 〈事〉が具体を帯びるfor something to take on concrete form
The plan has finally started taking concrete shape.