Illustration: During preparations for a neighborhood hall gathering, volunteers actively arrange cushions, carry trays, and hang decorations. One perfectly capable newcomer remains in the middle with relaxed shoulders and empty hands, waiting.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

受じゅ動どう的てき

judouteki

passive

Example sentences

  1. タバコを全まったく吸すわなかった人々ひとびとの67%が受動的じゅどうてきにタバコの煙けむりを吸すわされることで、健康けんこうへの影響えいきょうが心配しんぱいだと言いった。

    67% of those who never smoked said they worried about the health effects of passive smoking.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. テレビを見みることによって、その参加さんかがより受動的じゅどうてきになり熱ねつのないものになることで、ファンの役割やくわりも変かわってしまう。

    Watching television changes the role of the fans by making their participation more passive and distant.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ここまで清朝しんちょうが近代国際法きんだいこくさいほうをどのように受容じゅようしたかについて述のべてきたが、清朝しんちょうはただそれを受動的じゅどうてきに受うけ入いれてきたのではない。

    So far, I have described how the Qing dynasty adopted modern international law, but it did not simply accept it passively.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 受動的

  • 受receive; acceptOnジュKunうける・うかる
  • 動move; motionOnドウKunうごく・うごかす
  • 的bull's eye; markOnテキKunまと

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