差別的(さべつてき)

さべつてき
na-adjective
discriminatory; prejudicial
society
1. discriminatory; prejudicial
Treating people unfairly on the basis of group characteristics such as race, gender, or origin; showing or involving discrimination.
差別的(さべつてき)な発言(はつげん)をする。
To make a discriminatory remark.
その規則(きそく)は女性(じょせい)に差別的(さべつてき)だ。
That rule is discriminatory toward women.
外国人(がいこくじん)を差別的(さべつてき)に扱(あつか)うことは許(ゆる)されない。
Treating foreigners in a discriminatory way is not acceptable.

Formed from 差別(さべつ) (discrimination) plus the suffix 的(てき) (-like, -ial), producing a na-adjective. It describes speech, rules, or treatment that discriminates unfairly.

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Usage

Used adverbially as 差別的(さべつてき)に and predicatively as ～に差別的(さべつてき)だ (discriminatory toward ～).

Related Words

Related: 排他的(はいたてき) (exclusive, exclusionary)
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Added 2026.7.4 3:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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