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Japanese symbol for “qualitative”

Romaji: teiseiteki
qualitative

In Japanese, qualitative is , read (teiseiteki).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na qualitative

Kanji and stroke order

determine, fix, establish
on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
8 strokes · JLPT 2
sex, gender, nature
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが
8 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “qualitative”

WordReadingMeaning
しつてき shitsutekiqualitative
ていせい teiseiqualitative

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
けってい ketteidecision; determination
せってい setteiestablishment; creation; posing (a problem)
げんてい genteilimit; restriction
してい shiteidesignation; specification; assignment
とくてい tokuteispecific; particular; designated
じょせい joseiwoman; female
だんせい danseiman; male
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “qualitative”.

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.