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画時代的 (kakujidaiteki) Japanese meaning: epoch-making | Kotomora

画かく時じ代だい的てき

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Meanings

1

rare term

Rare, older form of 画期的 (かっきてき). Used in historical or literary contexts; learners should use 画期的 instead.

See also: 画期的

この発はつ明めいは画かく時

じ

代だい

的てき

だ

と

当とう

時じ

の

新しん

聞ぶん

は

報ほう

じ

た

。

Newspapers at the time reported that this invention was epoch-making.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
時time, hour
代substitute, change, convert
的bull's eye, mark, target
劃divide

Related words

画かっ期き的てき
This is the standard modern word for 'epoch-making'. 画時代的 is a rare, older variant.

Built from

画かく+時じ代だい+的てき

Written forms

画かく時じ代だい的てき
Rare kanji spelling; the standard modern form is 画期的 (かっきてき).
劃かく時じ代だい的てき
Archaic spelling using the old form 劃; not used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From 画時代 (epoch-making era) + 的 (-like). The modern contracted form 画期的 is overwhelmingly more common.