Japanese word

将来的

Pronunciation

Romajishōraiteki

Meaning

  • na-adjectivefuture

Example

これは将来的な課題です。ko re wa shō rai teki na ka dai de su

This is a future challenge.

Illustration for 将来的 (future)

More examples

この技術は将来的に社会を大きく変える可能性があります。ko no gi jutsu wa shō rai teki ni sha kai o ō ki ku ka e ru ka nō sei ga a ri ma su

This technology may greatly change society in the future.

Core concept

Describes a matter as belonging to the future or as taking shape after the present period.

Common phrases

  • 将来的な計画shō rai teki na kei kaku

    future plans

  • 将来的な影響shō rai teki na ei kyō

    future impact

Similar words

長期的chōkiteki: Describes something that extends over or concerns a long period.

Definition in Japanese

今後の時期に関わるさまや、今後実現する可能性があるさま。kon go no ji ki ni kaka wa ru sa ma ya kon go jitsu gen su ru ka nō sei ga a ru sa ma

Word origin

将来的 (shōraiteki) is formed from the Sino-Japanese compound 将来 (shōrai, "future") and the suffix 的 (teki, "related to"), which turns a noun into a related adjective.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a word for a fixed date, 将来的 (shōraiteki) describes a situation viewed from the standpoint of its possible development after the present.

Other meanings

  • long-termna-adjective
  • prospectivena-adjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 将来性shōraiseifuture potentialnoun

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