的 — target / -ical

Grade 4てき, まと

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的 (readings: てき, まと; Japanese kanji) means “target / -ical”. It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 目的 (purpose).

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Kanji	的
Meaning	target / -ical
Readings	てき, まと
Grade	Grade 4 (Upper)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	目的 (purpose)

How to read 的

的 is read てき or まと depending on the word.

Words with 的

目的もくてきmục đích
記録的きろくてきmang tính kỷ lục
歴史的れきしてきlịch sử
伝統的でんとうてきmang tính truyền thống
本格的ほんかくてきthực sự
計画的けいかくてきcó kế hoạch
目的地もくてきちđiểm đến
代表的だいひょうてきtiêu biểu
根本的こんぽんてきmang tính căn bản

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Updated: 2026-08-09