適当

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See also: 适当 and 適當

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てき
Grade: 5
とう
Grade: 2
kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
適當 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(てき)(とう) or 適当(テキトー) (tekitōてきたう (tekitau)?-na (adnominal (てき)(とう) (tekitō na), adverbial (てき)(とう) (tekitō ni))

  1. suitable; appropriate; fit
    (てき)(とう)(じん)(ぶつ)
    tekitō na jinbutsu
    just the man (for the job)
  2. random, indiscriminate, as one will
    (てき)(とう)()(にゅう)する
    tekitō ni kinyū suru
    to put in whatever
    (てき)(とう)()(まえ)()れる
    tekitō ni namae o ireru
    to put in any old name
  3. half-arsed, lazy, slovenly

Inflection

Noun

(てき)(とう) (tekitōてきたう (tekitau)?

  1. suitability; appropriateness; fitness
  2. indiscrimination

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN