JLPT N2 · な-adjective

的確 (tekikaku)

的確 (てきかく, tekikaku) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “accurate; precise”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てきかく
Romaji: tekikaku
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

間髪を入れず、迅速かつ的確な応対、畏れ入ります。

Such an accurate, lightning-quick reply. What can I say?

Tatoeba #183700

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 的確

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	的確だ	てきかくだ tekikakuda
Present (polite)	的確です	てきかくです tekikakudesu
Negative	的確じゃない	てきかくじゃない tekikakujanai
Past	的確だった	てきかくだった tekikakudatta
Negative past	的確じゃなかった	てきかくじゃなかった tekikakujanakatta
Te-form	的確で	てきかくで tekikakude
Before a noun	的確な	てきかくな tekikakuna
Adverb (~ni)	的確に	てきかくに tekikakuni

Kanji in 的確

的

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

確

assurance, firm, tightカク・コウ・たし.か・たし.かめる · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 的確.

目的もくてきpurpose積極的せっきょくてきpositive消極的しょうきょくてきnegative比較的ひかくてきcomparatively動的どうてきdynamic知的ちてきintellectual先天的せんてんてきinborn静的せいてきstatic確かたしかsure正確せいかくaccurate確実かくじつcertain確認かくにんconfirmation明確めいかくclear確かめるたしかめるto make sure

Source: JMdict entry 1437290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.