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画期的 (かっきてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

画かっ期き的てき

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective

groundbreaking; revolutionary; epoch-making

Describes something that marks a major turning point or opens a new era; often used for inventions, discoveries, or policies.

この発はつ明めいは画かっ期き的てきだ。
This invention is groundbreaking.
画かっ期き的てきな治ち療りょう法ほうが

開かい

発はつ

さ

れ

た

。

A revolutionary treatment has been developed.

Written forms

画かっ期き的てき
Standard modern spelling.
劃かっ期き的てき
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 劃 is an older variant of 画.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
期period, time, date
的bull's eye, mark, target
劃divide

Similar words

革かく命めい的てき
革命的 emphasizes radical, often political or social, transformation, while 画期的 focuses on being the first of its kind or opening a new era.
先せん駆く的てき
先駆的 means pioneering or forerunning, stressing being ahead of others, whereas 画期的 highlights the impact and novelty of the achievement itself.

Etymology

From 画期 (kakki, 'epoch-making period') + 的 (-teki, '-like'). 画期 is composed of 画 (kaku, 'divide; mark') and 期 (ki, 'period').