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挑発的 (chouhatsuteki) Japanese meaning: provocative | Kotomora

挑ちょう発はつ的てき

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Meanings

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory

Describes speech, behavior, or attitudes that deliberately provoke a strong reaction, often anger or confrontation.

彼かれの挑ちょう発はつ的てき

な

発はつ

言げん

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会かい

議ぎ

を

混こん

乱らん

さ

せ

た

。

His provocative remarks disrupted the meeting.

挑ちょう発はつ的てきな態たい度どを取とると、相あい手てを怒おこらせるかもしれない。

If you take a provocative attitude, you might anger the other person.

2

suggestive; lascivious; risqué

Used for sexually suggestive clothing, poses, or remarks that are intentionally alluring or indecent.

彼かの女じょは挑ちょう発はつ的てきなドレスを着きてパーティーに現あらわれた。
She showed up at the party wearing a provocative dress.
その広こう告こくは挑ちょう発はつ的てきすぎると批ひ判はんされた。
The advertisement was criticized for being too risqué.

Usage patterns

挑ちょう発はつ的てきな発はつ言げんをするto make a provocative remark
彼かれは会かい議ぎで挑ちょう発はつ的てきな発はつ言げんをして、周まわりを怒おこらせた。
He made a provocative remark at the meeting and angered everyone around him.
挑ちょう発はつ的てきな態たい度どを取とるto adopt a provocative attitude
彼かの女じょは記き者しゃに対たいして挑ちょう発はつ的てきな態たい度どを取とった。
挑ちょう発はつ的てきな服ふく装そうをするto wear provocative clothing
そのモデルは挑ちょう発はつ的てきな服ふく装そうで舞ぶ台たいに立たった。
The model appeared on stage in provocative clothing.
挑ちょう発はつ的てきな視し線せんa provocative gaze
彼かの女じょは挑ちょう発はつ的てきな視し線せんをこちらに向むけた。
She gave me a provocative look.

Kanji

挑challenge, contend for, make love to
発departure, discharge, publish
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

扇せん情じょう的てき
扇情的 emphasizes stirring up excitement or emotion, while 挑発的 focuses on deliberately provoking a reaction or confrontation.
刺し激げき的てき sense 1
刺激的 describes something stimulating or exciting in a general sense, whereas 挑発的 specifically implies intent to provoke anger or confrontation.
露ろ骨こつN1sense 2
露骨 means blunt or explicit without disguise, while 挑発的 in its sexual sense implies deliberate allure meant to provoke desire.

Opposites

控ひかえめ sense 2
控えめ describes modest, restrained clothing or behavior, the opposite of 挑発的 in its suggestive sense.
穏おん健けんN1sense 1
穏健 describes moderate, non-confrontational speech or attitudes, contrasting with 挑発的's intent to provoke a strong reaction.

Don't confuse with

挑ちょう戦せん的てき
挑戦的 means 'defiant' or 'challenging' toward a task or opponent, while 挑発的 means 'provocative' in a way meant to incite reaction, and the two are easily confused due to sharing the kanji 挑.

Built from

挑ちょう発はつ+的てき

Etymology

Formed from 挑発 (provocation) + 的 (-like, -ive). 挑発 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 挑 (challenge, provoke) and 発 (emit, start).

She took a provocative attitude toward the reporters.