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Kanji Detail for 適 - "suitable, proper, fitting"

適

  • Meaning

    適 means "suitable, proper, fitting."

    1. Suitable - Appropriate; fitting.

    2. Proper - Right for the purpose; apt.

    3. Just - Exactly; precisely.

    4. Happen - To occur by chance; coincidentally.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    suitable; occasional; rare; qualified; capable

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    match, comfortable; just

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Shi

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    match, comfortable; just

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To go to. To proceed to a place. As in 適齊 (go to Qi), 適楚 (go to Chu) and the like. | To follow. As in a daughter leaving home to follow her husband is called 適人. | Comfortable and convenient. As in 適意 (satisfying), 適願 (as one wishes). This means according to one's desires. Therefore being unwell is called 不適. | To be appropriate is called 適. As in 適可而止 (stop when appropriate). | An auxiliary word meaning "just" or "exactly." As in 適足自害 (just sufficient to harm oneself). | Merely. In the Mencius: "Then how could the mouth and belly be merely for the few inches of skin?" | By chance. Things that happen coincidentally are called 適然. | To focus on specifically. As in 無所適從 (not knowing whom to follow). The expression originates from the Zuo Commentary. Also interchangeable with 嫡 in the sense of legitimate succession. As in the crown prince is called 適子. The main chamber is called 適室.
  • Onyomitip

    seki(せき) せき

    taku(たく) たく

    teki(てき) てき

  • Kunyomitip

    kana.u(かなう) かなう

    tamatama(たまたま) たまたま

    yu.ku(ゆく) ゆく

  • Strokestip

    14 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords
    suitable appropriate fitting proper apt right just exactly happen chance coincide go proceed match fit qualify adequate competent eligible compatible

Sentences including 適

  • This room is comfortable.

  • This water is good to drink.

  • She is fit for the job.

  • This fish is unfit to eat.

  • This water is good to drink.

  • These shoes are not suitable for running.

  • The water is not fit to drink.

  • He is adequate to the job.

  • The hotel where we stayed was very comfortable.

  • This house is very comfortable to live in.

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