(きろくてき)

きろくてき
adjective-na
record-breaking; record-setting; unprecedented
1. record-breaking; record-setting; unprecedented
Describes something extreme enough to constitute a record — most often used in news contexts about weather, heat, rainfall, sales figures, or other measurable values.
今年(ことし)(なつ)記録的(きろくてき)(あつ)さだった。
This summer was record-breakingly hot.
記録的(きろくてき)大雨(おおあめ)道路(どうろ)冠水(かんすい)した。
Record rainfall flooded the roads.
新製品(しんせいひん)発売(はつばい)から一週間(いっしゅうかん)記録的(きろくてき)売上(うりあげ)達成(たっせい)した。
Within a week of release, the new product achieved record-breaking sales.

Composed of 記録(きろく) (record) + (てき) (the adjectival suffix). Used as a na-adjective: 記録的(きろくてき)な + noun.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 記録的(きろくてき)(あつ)さ: record-breaking heat
  • 記録的(きろくてき)大雨(おおあめ): record rainfall
  • 記録的(きろくてき)売上(うりあげ): record sales
  • 記録的(きろくてき)猛暑(もうしょ): record-breaking heatwave

USAGE:
Strongly associated with news reporting, especially weather and economic figures. In conversation, native speakers often soften it with 過去(かこ)最高(さいこう)の (highest ever) or 観測史上(かんそくしじょう)(もっと)も〜 (most ever on record) when speaking more carefully.