理性的(りせいてき)

りせいてき
na-adjective
rational; logical; reasonable
descriptivepersonality
1. rational; logical; reasonable
Describes thinking, behavior, or a person guided by reason rather than emotion or impulse.
理性的(りせいてき)に考(かんが)えよう。
Let's think rationally.
彼(かれ)はいつも理性的(りせいてき)な判断(はんだん)ができる人(ひと)だ。
He's someone who can always make rational judgments.
感情的(かんじょうてき)にならず、理性的(りせいてき)に話(はな)し合(あ)うことが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to discuss things rationally rather than getting emotional.

理性的(りせいてき) is a na-adjective describing thinking or behavior guided by reason rather than emotion.

Forms

  • Adverbial: 理性的(りせいてき)に (理性的(りせいてき)に考(かんが)える — to think rationally)
  • Modifier: 理性的(りせいてき)な (理性的(りせいてき)な人(ひと) — a rational person)

理性(りせい) (reason, rationality) + 的(てき) (suffix making na-adjective).

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Related Words

Compare: 感情的(かんじょうてき) (emotional)
Compare: 感覚的(かんかくてき) (sensory, intuitive)
Compare: 論理的(ろんりてき) (logical)
Compare: 合理的(ごうりてき) (rational, reasonable)
Compare: 情緒的(じょうちょてき) (emotional)
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