WORD DETAIL
批判的
ひはんてき
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
批判的(ひはんてき) describes evaluating claims and identifying problems.批判的にmodifies reading;批判的なmodifies a stance. - Basic usage: An article is reread critically; a critical position is taken toward a proposal.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Method of examining information and stance toward a proposal
- The adverb modifies
読み直した; the attributive form modifies立場. It need not mean merely hostile or negative.
- The adverb modifies

