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将来的 (shouraiteki) Japanese meaning: future | Kotomora

将しょう来らい的てき

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Meanings

1

future; prospective; potential

Describes something from a future-oriented perspective, often used in formal or business contexts to discuss plans, possibilities, or outlooks.

将しょう来らい的てきな計けい画かくについて話

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し

合あ

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Let's discuss our future plans.

この技ぎ術じゅつは将しょう来らい的てきに大おおきな可か能のう性せいを秘ひめている。

This technology has great potential for the future.

Usage patterns

将しょう来らい的てきに〈動どう詞し〉to (do something) eventually / down the road
この技ぎ術じゅつは将しょう来らい的てきに普ふ及きゅうすると考かんがえられている。
This technology is expected to become widespread in the future.
将しょう来らい的てきな〈事こと〉a future-oriented ~ (plan, possibility, outlook, etc.)
会かい社しゃの将しょう来らい的てきな展てん望ぼうについて話はなし合あった。
We discussed the company's future prospects.
将しょう来らい的てきにはin the long run / looking ahead
将しょう来らい的てきには値ね上あげも検けん討とうしている。
Looking ahead, we're also considering a price increase.

Kanji

将leader, commander, general
来come, due, next
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

将しょう来らいN5
将来 is the plain noun/adverb for 'the future', while 将来的 is the na-adjective form used to describe something as future-oriented, often in formal writing.
未み来らいN3
未来 refers to 'the future' as a time period in a broad or philosophical sense, whereas 将来的 describes a specific plan or outlook as prospective.

Built from

将しょう来らい+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 将来 (future) + 的 (-like, -oriented). The suffix 的 turns the noun into an adjectival noun meaning 'pertaining to the future'.