Japanese symbol for “assertive”
積極的
せっきょくてき
Romaji: sekkyokuteki
positive; assertive; active; proactive
In Japanese, assertive is 積極的, read せっきょくてき (sekkyokuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “assertive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断言的 | だんげんてき dangenteki | categorical (e.g. assertion, denial); assertive; insistent |
| 威勢がいい | いせいがいい iseigaii | vigorous; cheerful; assertive |
| 威勢のいい | いせいのいい iseinoii | high-spirited; cheerful; assertive |
| 鼻っ柱が強い | はなっぱしらがつよい hanappashiragatsuyoi | hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined |
| 鼻っ柱の強い | はなっぱしらのつよい hanappashiranotsuyoi | hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面積 | めんせき menseki | area (measurement); square measure; size (of land) |
| 積極 | せっきょく sekkyoku | active; positive; progressive |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき chikuseki | accumulation; accumulate; store |
| 積立 | つみたて tsumitate | saving; savings; accumulation |
| 積む | つむ tsumu | to pile up; to stack |
| 見積もり | みつもり mitsumori | estimate; estimation; valuation |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “assertive”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.