Japanese symbol for “descriptive”
記述的
きじゅつてき
Romaji: kijutsuteki
descriptive
In Japanese, descriptive is 記述的, read きじゅつてき (kijutsuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na descriptive
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “descriptive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叙述用法 | じょじゅつようほう jojutsuyouhou | predicative (use); descriptive (use) |
| 叙事的 | じょじてき jojiteki | epic (e.g. poem); descriptive; narrative |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 記念 | きねん kinen | commemoration; celebration; remembrance |
| 記録 | きろく kiroku | record; document; minutes |
| 記憶 | きおく kioku | memory; recollection; remembrance |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
| 日記 | にっき nikki | diary; journal |
| 記述 | きじゅつ kijutsu | description; account |
| 供述 | きょうじゅつ kyoujutsu | affidavit; deposition; testimony |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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.