JLPT N3 · な-adjective

積極的 (sekkyokuteki)

積極的 (せっきょくてき, sekkyokuteki) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “positive; assertive”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せっきょくてき
Romaji: sekkyokuteki
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive · な-adjective

Example sentences

彼女は婦人解放運動で積極的に活躍した。

She took an active part in the women's lib movement.

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Conjugation of 積極的

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	積極的だ	せっきょくてきだ sekkyokutekida
Present (polite)	積極的です	せっきょくてきです sekkyokutekidesu
Negative	積極的じゃない	せっきょくてきじゃない sekkyokutekijanai
Past	積極的だった	せっきょくてきだった sekkyokutekidatta
Negative past	積極的じゃなかった	せっきょくてきじゃなかった sekkyokutekijanakatta
Te-form	積極的で	せっきょくてきで sekkyokutekide
Before a noun	積極的な	せっきょくてきな sekkyokutekina
Adverb (~ni)	積極的に	せっきょくてきに sekkyokutekini

Kanji in 積極的

積

volume, product (x*y), acreageセキ・つ.む・-づ.み · 16 strokes

極

extreme, pole, extremelyキョク・ゴク・きわ.める・きわ.まる · 12 strokes

的

bull's eye, mark, targetテキ・まと · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 積極的.

積むつむto pile up積もるつもるto pile up体積たいせきcapacity面積めんせきarea (measurement)容積ようせきcapacity蓄積ちくせきaccumulation見積もりみつもりestimate極ごくquite南極なんきょくSouth Pole北極ほっきょくNorth Pole消極的しょうきょくてきnegative極楽ごくらくSukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)究極きゅうきょくultimate極端きょくたんextreme

Source: JMdict entry 1383030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.