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Radical Suitable Adequate 適 テキ かな.う Occasional Rare

Kanji
Onyomi テキ
Kunyomi かな.う
English suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
Examples 適確(てっかく): precise; accurate
適切(てきせつ): pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance
適用(てきよう): applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
適当(てきとう): (1) suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit (2) noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible
適応(てきおう): adaptation; accommodation; conformity
適度(てきど): moderate
適性(てきせい): aptitude
快適(かいてき): pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
適宜(てきぎ): (1) suitable; appropriate (2) appropriately
適する(てきする): to fit; to suit
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 5
Frequency 670
Components 亠: kettle lid radical (no. 8)
冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13)
古: old
辶: walk; walking; road radical variant (no. 162)
Number of Strokes 14
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 162
Radical Strokes 7
Radical Reading しんにょう・しんにゅう
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword suitable
Koohii Story 1 Think of the term from televison "suitable for all audiences" to get the sense of the word. What program could be more suitable for the whole family than the "antiques road(show)".
Koohii Story 2 That old thing in your attic might be suitable to be shown on the Antiques Roadshow.

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq501-750

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