็š„

JLPT N4

Target, -like

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใƒ†ใ‚ญ (teki)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใพใจ ()
mato

Vocabulary

็›ฎ็š„
ใ‚‚ใใฆใ
purpose
ๅ…ทไฝ“็š„
ใใŸใ„ใฆใ
concrete
ๅŸบๆœฌ็š„
ใใปใ‚“ใฆใ
basic
ๅ€‹ไบบ็š„
ใ“ใ˜ใ‚“ใฆใ
personal
็š„ไธญ
ใฆใใกใ‚…ใ†
direct hit

Example Sentences

็›ฎ็š„ใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚‚ใใฆใ ใ‚’ ใ›ใคใ‚ใ„ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
I explain the purpose.
ๅ…ทไฝ“็š„ใซ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
ใใŸใ„ใฆใ ใซ ใฏใชใ—ใฆ ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please speak concretely.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŽŒ In Japanese, ็š„ (teki) is extremely productive โ€” similar to โ€œ-icโ€ or โ€œ-alโ€ in English.
โ€ข You can attach ็š„ to a noun to make it an adjective or adverb:
๐Ÿ’ก Example:
o ็ง‘ๅญฆ (science) โ†’ ็ง‘ๅญฆ็š„ (scientific)
o ๆญดๅฒ (history) โ†’ ๆญดๅฒ็š„ (historical)
o ็†่ซ– (theory) โ†’ ็†่ซ–็š„ (theoretical)
It reflects the precision and structure of the Japanese language โ€” you can โ€œtargetโ€ or โ€œfocusโ€ an idea by adding ็š„, just like aiming at a goal ๐ŸŽฏ.