打だ算さん的てき

だ

さ

ん

て

き

Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

na-adjective

calculating; mercenary; self-interested

Describes a person, attitude, or action that is driven by self-interest and cold calculation of personal gain, often with a negative connotation.

彼かれの親しん切せつは打だ算さん的てきなものだ。
His kindness is calculating.
打だ

算さん

的てき

な

考かんが

え

方かた

で

は

、

本ほん

当とう

の

友ゆう

情じょう

は

築きず

け

ない

。

You can't build true friendship with a mercenary way of thinking.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
算calculate, divining, number
的bull's eye, mark, target

Similar words

計けい算さん高だかい
計算高い also means 'calculating' but emphasizes shrewd, often cold, calculation of benefits, while 打算的 focuses more on self-interest and mercenary motives.
利り己こ的てき
利己的 means 'selfish' in a broader sense of prioritizing oneself, whereas 打算的 specifically implies calculating personal gain.

Etymology

Compound of 打算 (calculation, self-interest) + 的 (-like, -ish). The word 打算 originally referred to calculation or arithmetic, and later took on the figurative sense of calculating one's own interests.