Number:
1434
的 motivation / '-al'
白
(white)
+ 
(promise)
(promise)
ONYOMI: TEKI
My motivation is to fuck up my TEKI (teki =敵= enemy).
I promise that my motivation is only to catch white fish, not fish of color.
DESCRIPTION: -
KUNYOMI:
- まと
-
objective, target
JUKUGO:
- XXX 的 (XXX てき )
-
Mostly this is used as a SUFFIX which turns a noun into an adjective. Like how politics becomes 'political,' or how education becomes 'educational.' or economics becomes 'economical.' In Japanese, 政治 becomes 政治的な.
(SUF)
- 目的 ( もくてき )
-
motive, not only for crimes.
目 (eye) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 目的 (motive, not only for crimes.)
- 自動的 な ( じどうてき な)
-
automatic
自 (my own) + 動 (movement) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 自動的 (automatic)
- 理想的 な ( りそうてき な)
-
ideal.
理 (reason) + 想 (idea/imagination) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 理想的 (ideal.)
- 基本的 な ( きほんてき な)
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the basics (the emphasis is: the minimum knowledge)
Also means fundamentally (emphasizing the essential bits that various things or ideas have in common)
基 (basis) + 本 (book / the real) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 基本的 (the basics)
- 合理的 な ( ごうりてき な)
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rational OR reasonable (i.e. get up at a reasonable hour or a reasonable compromise - like 'logical,' but used even if there is not a mathematical proof involved. Also has the nuance of efficient - the boss says to the worker 仕事合理的に進めなさい！ （しごと ごうりてき に すすめ なさい！）, meaning, 'Stop wasting our time and money! Work in a more efficient, rational way.'
合 (to suit) + 理 (reason) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 合理的 (rational OR reasonable )