適

JLPT N3

suitable

Readings

On’yomi: テキ (teki)

Kun’yomi: かな(う) ,
たまたま (kana(u), tamatama)

• かな(う) – to suit, to match, to conform • たまたま – by chance, occasionally

Structure

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Vocabulary

適当

てきとう

appropriate

適切

てきせつ

proper

最適

さいてき

optimal

適応

てきおう

adapt

不適切

ふてきせつ

inappropriate

Example Sentences

適当です。

てきとうです。

It is appropriate.

適切です。

てきせつです。

It is proper.

最適です。

さいてきです。

It is optimal.

適応します。

てきおうします。

I adapt.

不適切です。

ふてきせつです。

It is inappropriate.

Cultural Note

🗾 The concept of 適 often appears in daily Japanese life to express “balance” — not too much, not too little. Being “適当 (tekitō)” can mean “appropriate,” but in casual contexts it can also mean “doing something roughly or casually,” depending on tone and context.