Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
えん
Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: 3
てき
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From 厭世 (pessimism) +‎ (-like).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(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 edit

References edit

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