抜本(ばっぽん)

ばっぽん
noun
drastic; fundamental; radical
1. drastic; fundamental; radical
addressing the root cause of a problem rather than just the symptoms; fundamental reform or change
抜本的(ばっぽんてき)な改革(かいかく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
A fundamental reform is necessary.
問題(もんだい)を抜本的(ばっぽんてき)に解決(かいけつ)する。
To solve the problem radically/at its root.
制度(せいど)の抜本的(ばっぽんてき)な見直(みなお)しが求(もと)められている。
A fundamental review of the system is being called for.

抜本(ばっぽん) means addressing something at its root or fundamentally.

COMPOSITION:

  • 抜(ばつ): To pull out, extract
  • 本(ぽん): Root, origin

Literal meaning: "pulling out the root" - addressing the fundamental cause.

MOST COMMON FORM:
Usually appears as 抜本的(ばっぽんてき) (na-adjective form).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 抜本的(ばっぽんてき)な改革(かいかく) (fundamental reform)
  • 抜本的(ばっぽんてき)な対策(たいさく) (drastic measures)
  • 抜本的(ばっぽんてき)な見直(みなお)し (fundamental review)
  • 抜本的(ばっぽんてき)に解決(かいけつ)する (to solve radically)
  • 抜本的(ばっぽんてき)な変革(へんかく) (fundamental transformation)

CONTRAST:

  • 抜本的(ばっぽんてき) (fundamental - addresses root cause)
  • 対症(たいしょう)療法(りょうほう)的(てき) (symptomatic - only addresses symptoms)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 根本的(こんぽんてき) (fundamental - similar meaning)
  • 抜本塞源(ばっぽんそくげん) (to uproot completely - idiom)

REGISTER: Formal. Common in news, politics, and business contexts.

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Added 2026.1.21 22:22
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