局所的(きょくしょてき)

Compound of 局所(きょくしょ) ('local area; particular part') and the adjectival suffix 〜的(てき). Written-language register; heard daily in weather forecasts and in medical or technical explanations.

Usage

• As a な-adjective: 局所的(きょくしょてき)な現象(げんしょう) ('a localized phenomenon').
• Extremely common adverbially: 局所的(きょくしょてき)に降(ふ)る ('to rain in limited areas').
• Weather forecasts very often combine it with words such as 雨(あめ) ('rain'), 雷雨(らいう) ('thunderstorm'), 大雨(おおあめ) ('heavy rain').
• In medicine, pairs with 麻酔(ますい) ('anesthesia') and 治療(ちりょう) ('treatment'): 局所的(きょくしょてき)な麻酔(ますい) ('local anesthesia').

Common collocations

• 局所的(きょくしょてき)な雨(あめ): localized rain
• 局所的(きょくしょてき)な痛(いた)み: localized pain
• 局所的(きょくしょてき)な麻酔(ますい): local anesthesia
• 局所的(きょくしょてき)に発生(はっせい)する: to occur in a limited area
• 局所的(きょくしょてき)に見(み)れば: looking at it locally / in isolation

Similar words

• 部分的(ぶぶんてき): partial — emphasizes being only a part of the whole, not necessarily a geographic area.
• 限定的(げんていてき): limited; restricted — stresses deliberate limitation rather than natural localization.
• 地域的(ちいきてき): regional — points to a specific region or district.
• 全体的(ぜんたいてき): overall; general — the common antonym.