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国民的 (kokuminteki) Japanese meaning: national | Kotomora
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He is known as a national hero.
That song gained nationwide popularity.
Usage patterns 国こく 民みん 的てき 〈 人ひと 〉 になる to become a national icon/star
He became a national star through that drama.
国こく 民みん 的てき な 人にん 気き を 集あつ める to gain nationwide popularity
That anime is gaining popularity across the whole nation.
国こく 民みん 的てき 合ごう 意い を 得え る to obtain national consensus
国こく 民みん 的てき 行ぎょう 事じ として 親した しまれる to be cherished as a national event
Cherry-blossom viewing is cherished in Japan as a national event.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 全国的 simply means 'nationwide' in a neutral, geographic sense, while 国民的 adds the nuance that the whole nation embraces or loves the thing.
大衆的 describes something popular with the masses in a commercial or everyday sense, whereas 国民的 implies a shared sense of national identity or pride.
世界的 means famous or recognized worldwide, a larger scale than 国民的, which is limited to one nation's population.
国民的 means 'beloved by the whole nation' (国民的歌手), whereas ナショナル simply marks something as belonging to or representing a country, as in ナショナルチーム.
Etymology Compound of 国民 (kokumin, 'citizen, people of a nation') + 的 (-teki, '-like, -ic'). The suffix 的 derives from Chinese 的 (de) and forms adjectival nouns in Japanese.
It took time for the reform to gain national consensus.
