厭世的

Japanese

Kanji in this term
えん
Hyōgai
せい
Grade: 3
てき
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From 厭世 (pessimism) +‎ (-like).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んせーてき [èńséétékí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ːte̞kʲi]

Adjective

(えん)(せい)(てき) • (enseiteki-na (adnominal (えん)(せい)(てき) (enseiteki na), adverbial (えん)(せい)(てき) (enseiteki ni))

  1. pessimistic
    Antonym: 楽天的 (rakutenteki)
    厭世的(えんせいてき)(かんが)
    enseiteki na kangae
    a pessimistic thought

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN