記 録 的(きろくてき)

きろくてき

na-adjective

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)の夏(なつ)は記録的(きろくてき)な暑(あつ)さだった。

This summer was record-breakingly hot.

記録的(きろくてき)な大雨(おおあめ)で道路(どうろ)が冠水(かんすい)した。

Record rainfall flooded the roads.

新製品(しんせいひん)は発売(はつばい)から一週間(いっしゅうかん)で記録的(きろくてき)な売上(うりあげ)を達成(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) + 的(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)な暑(あつ)さ: record-breaking heat
記録的(きろくてき)な大雨(おおあめ): record rainfall
記録的(きろくてき)な売上(うりあげ): record sales
記録的(きろくてき)な猛暑(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)最(もっと)も〜 (most ever on record) when speaking more carefully.

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Added 2026.6.5 12:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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