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

適

  • Meaning

    適 means "suitable, appropriate, proper."

    1. Suitable - Appropriate; fitting.

    2. Proper - Right for the purpose; apt.

    3. Just - Exactly; precisely.

    4. Happen - To occur by chance; coincidentally.

  • Words using 適

    • 適切 てきせつ Listen appropriate; suitable; fitting
    • 適時 てきじ Listen timely; opportune
    • 適用 てきよう Listen application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
    • 適正 てきせい Listen reasonable; suitable
    • 適当 てきとう Listen suitable; proper; appropriate
    • 快適 かいてき Listen pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
    • 最適 さいてき Listen most suitable; optimum; optimal
    • 適応 てきおう Listen adaptation; accommodation; conformity

  • Four-character idioms with 適

    • 適材適所 てきざいてきしょ Listen the right person in the right place
    • 適者生存 てきしゃせいぞん Listen survival of the fittest

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    • Verified meaning: suitable, appropriate, proper
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かのう, てき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 適

    Given names 適(かのう)Listen 適(てき)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    teki(テキ) テキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kana.u(かな-う) かな-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    suitable proper appropriate heir by chance happen fitting acceptable adequate applicable apt compatible convenient correct eligible harmonious opportune right

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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