適切

See also: 适切

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

適切

  1. appropriate; apt

Adverb

適切

  1. quite opportunely

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きせつ [tèkísétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [te̞kʲise̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Adjective

(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

Noun

(てき)(せつ) • (tekisetsu) 

  1. appropriacy, adequacy, propriety

Derived terms

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

適切 • (jeokjeol) (hangeul 적절)

  1. Hanja form? of 적절.
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