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抜本的 (ばっぽんてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

抜ばっ本ぽん的てき

ば

っ

ぽ

ん

て

き

Common word›JLPTN1›

Meanings

1

drastic; radical; fundamental

Describes a thorough, root-and-branch change or reform, often used in political, business, or systemic contexts.

政せい府ふは抜ばっ本

ぽん

的てき

な

教きょう

育いく

改かい

革かく

を

約やく

束そく

し

た

。

The government promised a fundamental reform of education.

この問もん題だいには抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな解かい決けつ策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。

This problem requires a drastic solution.

Usage patterns

抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな〈事こと〉a drastic/fundamental (reform, measure, etc.)
政せい府ふは経けい済ざい政せい策さくの抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな改かい革かくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced a drastic reform of its economic policy.
〈事こと〉を抜ばっ本ぽん的てきに見み直なおすto fundamentally review/reexamine something
会かい社しゃは経けい営えい方ほう針しんを抜ばっ本ぽん的てきに見み直なおすことにした。
The company decided to fundamentally reexamine its management policy.
抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな対たい策さくを講こうじるto take drastic measures
自じ治ち体たいは少しょう子し化かに対たいして抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな対たい策さくを講こうじるべきだ。
The municipality should take drastic measures to address the declining birthrate.
抜ばっ本ぽん的てきに解かい決けつするto resolve something fundamentally/completely
問もん題だいを抜ばっ本ぽん的てきに解かい決けつするには時じ間かんがかかる。
It will take time to fundamentally resolve the problem.

Kanji

抜slip out, extract, pull out
本book, present, main
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

根こん本ぽん的てきN1
根本的 describes something that concerns the basic, essential nature of a matter, while 抜本的 stresses a sweeping, root-and-branch reform that removes the problem entirely.
徹てっ底てい的てきN1
徹底的 emphasizes doing something thoroughly and completely, whereas 抜本的 specifically targets the root cause of a problem through fundamental change.
全ぜん面めん的てきN1
全面的 means covering everything or across the board, while 抜本的 focuses on depth of reform rather than its breadth.
ドラスチック
抜本的 focuses on fundamental, root-cause reform, while ドラスチック stresses the severity or extremeness of any action or change.

Opposites

表ひょう面めん的てき
表面的 describes a superficial, surface-level treatment of an issue, the direct opposite of 抜本的, which digs down to the root cause.
部ぶ分ぶん的てき
部分的 refers to a partial, piecemeal change, contrasting with 抜本的's sweeping, comprehensive overhaul.
小こ手て先さき
抜本的 describes a thorough, root-cause solution, the direct opposite of the shallow, quick fixes implied by 小手先.

Built from

抜ばっ本ぽん+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 抜本 (ばっぽん, 'pulling out the root') + 的 (てき, '-like'). 抜本 is itself from 抜 (ばつ, 'pull out') + 本 (ほん, 'root').