Japanese symbol for “categorical”
定言的
ていげんてき
Romaji: teigenteki
categorical
In Japanese, categorical is 定言的, read ていげんてき (teigenteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na categorical (phil)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “categorical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断言的 | だんげんてき dangenteki | categorical (e.g. assertion, denial); assertive; insistent |
| 合式 | ごうしき goushiki | formal; regular; valid |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit; restriction |
| 指定 | してい shitei | designation; specification; assignment |
| 特定 | とくてい tokutei | specific; particular; designated |
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “categorical”.
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