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JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

批ひ判はん的てき

hihanteki

critical, judgmental

Example sentences

  1. そう批判的ひはんてきにならないで。

    Do not be so critical.

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  2. なぜあなたは彼かれにそんなに批判的ひはんてきなのか、私わたしには理解りかいできない。

    I can’t understand why you are so critical of him.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょは乱暴らんぼうな運転うんてんをする人ひとに対たいしては、いつも批判的ひはんてきだ。

    She is always critical of reckless drivers.

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Kanji in 批判的

  • 批criticism; strikeOnヒ
  • 判judgment; sealOnハン・バンKunわかる
  • 的bull's eye; markOnテキKunまと

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