(せんしんてき)

せんしんてき
na-adjective
advanced; cutting-edge; progressive
1. advanced; cutting-edge; progressive; pioneering
Ahead of others in development, technology, or ideas. Describes something that is at the forefront of progress or innovation.
先進的(せんしんてき)技術(ぎじゅつ)導入(どうにゅう)した。
We introduced advanced technology.
その()()みは先進的(せんしんてき)だと評価(ひょうか)された。
The initiative was praised as cutting-edge.
この都市(とし)環境(かんきょう)政策(せいさく)世界(せかい)でも先進的(せんしんてき)役割(やくわり)()たしている。
This city plays a pioneering role in environmental policy even on the world stage.

Formed from 先進(せんしん) (advance, progress) + (てき) (adjectival suffix). Used to praise something as being at the leading edge of technology, policy, or thought.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 先進的(せんしんてき)技術(ぎじゅつ): advanced technology
  • 先進的(せんしんてき)()()み: pioneering initiative
  • 先進的(せんしんてき)研究(けんきゅう): cutting-edge research
  • 先進的(せんしんてき)(かんが)(かた): progressive way of thinking
  • 先進的(せんしんてき)事例(じれい): advanced example/case study

RELATED WORDS:

  • 先進国(せんしんこく): developed country, advanced nation
  • 先進(せんしん): advance, being ahead — the base noun

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 革新的(かくしんてき): innovative, revolutionary — emphasizes breaking new ground or overturning the status quo
  • 最先端(さいせんたん): state-of-the-art, cutting-edge — emphasizes being at the very forefront
  • 進歩的(しんぽてき): progressive — often used for social or political views