多た面めん的てき

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Meanings

na-adjective

multifaceted; versatile

Describes something having many sides, aspects, or uses; often applied to people, approaches, or objects.

彼かれは多た面めん的てきな才さい能のうを持もっている。
He has multifaceted talents.
この問もん題だいは多た面めん的てきに検けん討とうする必ひつ要ようがある。
This problem needs to be examined from multiple angles.

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Kanji

多many, frequent, much
面mask, face, features
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

多た角かくN1
多角 (sense 2) describes spreading activities or viewpoints across several directions or fields, while 多面的 emphasizes looking at something from many facets or aspects rather than diversifying.
多た角かく的てき
多面的 also means 'many-sided' but emphasizes multiple facets of a single thing, while 多角的 stresses viewing something from different angles or involving multiple parties.
多た元げん的てき
多面的 describes something with many facets or sides to consider, while 多元的 focuses on the coexistence of separate underlying systems or values.

Built from

多た面めん+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 多面 (many sides) + 的 (-like, -ic). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for forming adjectival nouns from Sino-Japanese roots.