See also: 好戰的

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 4
せん
Grade: 4
てき
Grade: 4
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
好戰的 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (こう)(せん) (kōsen, belligerence) + (てき) (-teki, -ive, -like, -ish, -ic, -ical, -y, kind of, sort of).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(こう)(せん)(てき) (kōsentekiかうせんてき (kausenteki)?-na (adnominal (こう)(せん)(てき) (kōsenteki na), adverbial (こう)(せん)(てき) (kōsenteki ni))

  1. belligerent; warlike; hawkish

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN