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localized; limited to a particular place or part
Describes a phenomenon, problem, or effect that is confined to a small or specific area rather than spread widely. Common in weather reports, medicine, engineering, and discussions of systems or regions. Usually contrasts with 全体的 ('overall; general') or 広範な ('wide-ranging').
局所的な雨。
Localized rain.
局所的に停電が発生した。
Power outages occurred in limited areas.
今日の午後は局所的に激しい雷雨となる恐れがあります。
This afternoon there is a risk of severe localized thunderstorms.
Compound of 局所 ('local area; particular part') and the adjectival suffix 〜的. Written-language register; heard daily in weather forecasts and in medical or technical explanations.
USAGE:
- As a な-adjective: 局所的な現象 ('a localized phenomenon').
- Extremely common adverbially: 局所的に降る ('to rain in limited areas').
- Weather forecasts very often combine it with words such as 雨 ('rain'), 雷雨 ('thunderstorm'), 大雨 ('heavy rain').
- In medicine, pairs with 麻酔 ('anesthesia') and 治療 ('treatment'): 局所的な麻酔 ('local anesthesia').
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 局所的な雨: localized rain
- 局所的な痛み: localized pain
- 局所的な麻酔: local anesthesia
- 局所的に発生する: to occur in a limited area
- 局所的に見れば: looking at it locally / in isolation
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 部分的: partial — emphasizes being only a part of the whole, not necessarily a geographic area.
- 限定的: limited; restricted — stresses deliberate limitation rather than natural localization.
- 地域的: regional — points to a specific region or district.
- 全体的: overall; general — the common antonym.