的確

• 読み: てきかく
• ローマ字: tekikaku
• 漢字の分解: 的 (teki) — target, mark, bull's-eye; 確 (kaku) — certain, sure, confirm
• 発音: /te.ki.ka.kɯ/

意味

Accurate; precise; apt. Describes something that hits the mark exactly.

A na-adjective meaning accurate, precise, or exactly appropriate. Used to praise responses, judgements, or actions that are right on target — 的確な判断 (accurate judgement), 的確に答える (to answer precisely), 的確な指示 (apt instructions). More focused on hitting the right point than 正確 (seikaku), which emphasises correctness. Common in business and academic contexts.

例文

1. 彼女はいつも的確なアドバイスをくれる。
2. 医師は症状を的確に診断した。
3. 的確な判断が求められる場面だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, medical, academic

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 的 (teki, target/mark) + 確 (kaku, certain/sure). The compound conveys the image of hitting a target with certainty — being precisely on the mark.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated