適切

See also: 适切

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

適切

  1. appropriate; apt

Adverb

適切

  1. quite opportunely

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

適(てき)切(せつ) • (tekisetsu) -na (adnominal 適(てき)切(せつ)な (tekisetsu na), adverbial 適(てき)切(せつ)に (tekisetsu ni))

  1. appropriate, adequate, proper

Inflection

Noun

適(てき)切(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
適切

Noun

適切 • (jeokjeol) (hangeul 적절)

  1. Hanja form? of 적절.
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