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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

主しゅ体たい的てき

shutaiteki

proactive, self-directed

Example sentences

  1. そのため、将軍しょうぐんとして主体的しゅたいてきに権力けんりょくの行使こうしを行おこなわなかったことについて、ただ単たんにやる気きがなかったとする説せつもある。

    Therefore, regarding the fact that he did not independently exercise his authority as Shogun, there is a theory that he simply lacked motivation.

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

  2. 明治維新めいじいしんに際さいしては小藩しょうはんのために主体的しゅたいてきな行動こうどうをとれず、病気びょうきを理由りゆうに再三さいさんにわたって上洛延期じょうらくえんきを申請しんせいした。

    At the time of Meiji Restoration, Nobushige could not act proactively because his domain was weak, therefore, he repeatedly applied to postpone to go up to Kyoto on the grounds of illness.

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

  3. 生徒せいとたちは主体的しゅたいてきに話はなし合あいを進すすめた。

    The students took the initiative in leading the discussion.

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Kanji in 主体的

  • 主lord; chiefOnシュ・ス・シュウKunぬし・おも・あるじ
  • 体body; substanceOnタイ・テイKunからだ・かたち
  • 的bull's eye; markOnテキKunまと

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