漸進的

• 読み: ぜんしんてき
• ローマ字: zenshinteki
• 漢字の分解: 漸 (zen) — gradual; 進 (shin) — advance, proceed; 的 (teki) — -like, adjectival suffix
• 発音: /zeɴ.ɕiɴ.te.ki/

意味

Gradual; progressive. Describes something that advances slowly and steadily rather than all at once.

A な-adjective formed from 漸進 (gradual progress) plus the suffix 的. Used in formal or academic contexts to describe reforms, changes, or processes that happen incrementally. The opposite of 急進的 (radical). Can also function as an adverb with に (漸進的に).

例文

1. 漸進的な改革が必要だと考える。
2. この問題には漸進的なアプローチが有効だ。
3. 政府は漸進的に制度を変えていく方針だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, academic, policy

トーン: measured

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 漸 (gradual) and 進 (advance), plus 的 (adjectival suffix). The character 漸 appears in the classical Chinese text 易経 (I Ching), describing gradual, natural development.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Academic