相応しい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふさわ
Grade: 3 Grade: 5
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
相應しい (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/ɸusaɸaɕi//ɸusawaɕiki//fusawaɕi.i/

From the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 相応し (fusawashi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out.

From 相応(ふさ) (fusau, to suit; to fit, mizenkei form 相応(ふさ) (fusawa)) + しい (-shii, adjectivizing suffix evoking quality of the suffixed term). The kanji spelling is derived from 相応(そうおう) (sōō, suitable).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "相応しい"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 相応しく さわしく
さわし

Terminal (終止形) 相応しい さわし
Attributive (連体形) 相応しい さわし
Key constructions
Informal negative 相応しくない さわしくない
さわしくない

Informal past 相応しかった さわしかった
さわしかった

Informal negative past 相応しくなかった さわしくなかった
さわしくなかった

Formal 相応しいです さわしいです
Conjunctive 相応しくて さわしくて
さわしくて

Conditional 相応しければ さわしければ
さわしければ

Adjective

相応(ふさわ)しい (fusawashiiふさはしい (fusafasii)?-i (adverbial 相応(ふさわ)しく (fusawashiku))

  1. appropriate, proper, suitable
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      その()相応(ふさわ)しい(おん)(がく)(えん)(そう)しています。
      Sono ba ni fusawashii ongaku o ensō shite imasu.
      We are performing the proper music at that place.
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      (きょう)()相応(ふさわ)しからぬ(こう)()
      Kyōshi ni fusawashikaranu kōi.
      An act not appropriate for a teacher.
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      それは(かれ)相応(ふさわ)しい()(ごと)です。
      Sore wa kare ni fusawashii shigoto desu.
      That is a job suitable for him.

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN