Meaning

Primary

Conservative

Word Type

な adjective

Explanation

Who are all like "I want to preserve and protect what I have, get out of my business, government!"? Conservative people, of course.

Reading

ほしゅてき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading doesn't match up for this word's . The reading is しゅ, but you can remember that because the conservatives want to protect and preserve their hoes () and their chutes (しゅ) from the government. For some reason those get taxed a lot.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 保守的な考え

    conservative views, conservative thinking

    保守的な人

    a conservative person

    保守的な性格

    a conservative nature

Context Sentences

私の通っていた高校は、とても保守的な学校でした。

The high school I went to was very conservative.

あのアーティストには、保守的な考え方のファンが多い。

That artist has many fans with conservative views.

年を重ねるにつれて保守的になる人が多いけど、私はそうはなりたくありません。

People tend to become more conservative as they get older, but I don't want to be like that.

Kanji Composition