適切

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See also: 适切

Chinese[edit]

to fit; to suit close to; to cut; to slice
trad. (適切)
simp. (适切)

Pronunciation[edit]


Adjective[edit]

適切

  1. appropriate; apt

Adverb[edit]

適切

  1. quite opportunely

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
てき
Grade: 5
せつ
Grade: 2
kan’yōon kan’on

Etymology[edit]

From (てき) (teki, suitable, fit, proper) + (せつ) (setsu, in close contact).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(てき)(せつ) (tekisetsu-na (adnominal (てき)(せつ) (tekisetsu na), adverbial (てき)(せつ) (tekisetsu ni))

  1. appropriate, adequate, proper

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

(てき)(せつ) (tekisetsu

  1. appropriacy, adequacy, propriety

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

適切 (jeokjeol) (hangeul 적절)

  1. Hanja form? of 적절.