(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(むら)閉鎖的(へいさてき)外部(がいぶ)(ひと)()()れない。
This village is insular and doesn't accept outsiders.
閉鎖的(へいさてき)組織(そしき)変化(へんか)(よわ)い。
Closed organizations are weak against change.
閉鎖的(へいさてき)(かんが)(かた)(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)

FORMATION:
閉鎖(へいさ) (closure) + (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)
  • (かんが)(かた) (mindsets)

ANTONYM:

  • 開放的(かいほうてき) (open, receptive)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 排他的(はいたてき) - exclusive, exclusionary
  • 保守的(ほしゅてき) - conservative