Usage patterns 国こく 際さい 的てき に 活かつ 躍やく する to be active on the international stage
She is a designer who is active internationally.
国こく 際さい 的てき な 評ひょう 価か を 得え る to gain international recognition
The research received international acclaim.
国こく 際さい 的てき な 〈 事こと 〉 になる to become an international (issue/matter)
The incident became an international issue.
国こく 際さい 的てき に 見み て seen from an international perspective
From an international perspective, prices in Japan are high.
Kanji 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 世界的 stresses worldwide scope or fame (世界的に有名 ), while 国際的 emphasizes relations or cooperation between nations.
グローバル is a trendy loanword used especially in business and economics contexts, while 国際的 is the more general, neutral term for 'international'.
国際的 broadly means 'international' covering relations or activities between nations, while 多国籍 specifically stresses that many nationalities are directly involved, as in a company's workforce or ownership.
国際的 is the standard, neutral Sino-Japanese word for international, while インターナショナル is a katakana loanword often used for branding, schools, or a trendier feel.
Don't confuse with 国際 is a noun used attributively before another noun (国際関係 ), whereas 国際的 is a na-adjective that can stand alone or modify with な (国際的な問題 ).
国際化 is the noun/verb describing the process of becoming international, whereas 国際的 is an adjective meaning 'international' used to describe existing qualities or scope.
Etymology Compound of 国際 (kokusai, 'international') + 的 (-teki, '-like, -al'). The suffix 的 derives from Chinese 的 (de), used to form adjectival nouns.
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