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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable

Kunyomi: かな.う

Onyomi: テキ

Composition: 啇 辶

適

Radical

Radical: 辵

Reading: しんにょう

Meaning: walk

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

適量(てきりょう)   proper quantity

適性(てきせい)   aptitude

適齢期(てきれいき)   marriageable age

適当な(てきとうな)   fit, suitable, adequate

適切な(てきせつな)   pertinent, appropriate

適度な(てきどな)   moderate

適正な(てきせいな)   reasonable, suitable

最適な(さいてきな)   optimal, most suitable

適する(てきする)   fit, suit [v.i.]

適用する(てきようする)   apply

適合する(てきごうする)   suit, adapted, conform [v.i.]

適応する(てきおうする)   adapt, accommodate [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

的確 (テキカク) accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right

適応 (テキオウ) adaptation, accommodation, conformity

不適 (フテキ) inadequacy, inappropriateness, unfitness, impropriety

悠々自適 (ユウユウジテキ) living a life of leisure with dignity, living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares, otium cum dignitate

Kunyomi Examples

叶う (かなう) to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with, to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)

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