閉 鎖 的(へいさてき)

へいさてき

na-adjective

closed; exclusive; insular

1. closed; exclusive; insular

Resistant to outside influence, newcomers, or new ideas; characterized by exclusivity and lack of openness.

この村(むら)は閉鎖的(へいさてき)で外部(がいぶ)の人(ひと)を受(う)け入(い)れない。

This village is insular and doesn't accept outsiders.

閉鎖的(へいさてき)な組織(そしき)は変化(へんか)に弱(よわ)い。

Closed organizations are weak against change.

閉鎖的(へいさてき)な考(かんが)え方(かた)を改(あらた)める必要(ひつよう)がある。

We need to change our insular way of thinking.

Forms

閉鎖的(へいさてき)な + noun (adnominal)
閉鎖的(へいさてき)に (adverbial)
閉鎖的(へいさてき)だ (predicative)

閉鎖(へいさ) (closure) + 的(てき) (-like, -ic)

Usage

Commonly describes

組織(そしき) (organizations)
社会(しゃかい) (societies)
地域(ちいき) (communities)
考(かんが)え方(かた) (mindsets)

Similar words

開放的(かいほうてき) (open, receptive)

Related words

排他的(はいたてき) - exclusive, exclusionary; 閉鎖的(へいさてき) describes a general lack of openness, while 排他的(はいたてき) names the active shutting-out of specific outsiders
保守的(ほしゅてき) - conservative

Related Words

Antonym: 開放的(かいほうてき) (open)

Related: 排他的(はいたてき) (exclusive, exclusionary)

Related: 保守的(ほしゅてき) (conservative)

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Added 2026.1.18 13:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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