適
適·suitable, fitting
- On-yomi
- テキ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 適当 | てきとう | suitable; also 'half-hearted, random' |
| 適切 | てきせつ | appropriate, apt |
| 快適 | かいてき | comfortable, pleasant |
| 適度 | てきど | moderate, just the right amount |
Example sentences
この仕事に適切な人を探しています。
このしごとにてきせつなひとをさがしています。
We are looking for someone suitable for this job.
新しい部屋はとても快適です。
あたらしいへやはとてもかいてきです。
The new room is very comfortable.
適度な運動は体にいいです。
てきどなうんどうはからだにいいです。
Moderate exercise is good for your body.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Assuming 適当 always means 'suitable' — in speech it very often means 'careless, done any old way'
- Writing 敵当 instead of 適当
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 辶 — the path that fits, the one that takes you where you need to go.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 快適かいてきcomfortable, pleasant
- 適切てきせつappropriate, proper, suitable (to the situation)
- 適するてきするto be suitable
- 適用てきようapplying, application (of a rule)
- 適度てきどmoderate, in proper quantity, just the right amount
- 適当てきとうsuitable, appropriate
- 適用するてきようするto apply (a rule, law, discount) to a case
- 適確てきかくprecise, accurate, apt, to the point
- 適宜てきぎas appropriate
- 適性てきせいaptitude; suitability for a particular role
- 適応てきおうadaptation; adjustment; conformity
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