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隷属的 (reizokuteki) Japanese meaning: subordinate | Kotomora
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あま
んじ
て
い
た
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That country resigned itself to a subordinate position.
Being forced into a dependent relationship is unbearable.
Kanji 隷 slave, servant, prisoner 属 belong, genus, subordinate official 的 bull's eye, mark, target Related words 従じゅう 属ぞく 的てき 従属的 is more common and neutral for 'subordinate' or 'dependent', while 隷属的 has a stronger nuance of servitude or vassalage and is less frequently used.
隷れい 属ぞく 隷属 is the noun form meaning 'subordination' or 'servitude'; 隷属的 is its adjectival form.
Etymology Formed from 隷属 (れいぞく, 'subordination, servitude') + the adjectival suffix 的 (てき, '-like, -ive'). The base 隷属 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 隷 ('servant, subordinate') and 属 ('belong, attach').
