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適 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
On
テキてき · teki
Kun
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Meaning
suitable; to fit

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⻌ "to go" plus 啇; arriving exactly where one aimed — hence "suitable, fitting."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onテキてきteki適切てきせつ適度てきど快適かいてき

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 適当てきとう

    suitable; appropriate

  • 快適かいてき

    comfortable

More words with this kanji

  • 適宜てきぎ
  • 適切てきせつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

この服(ふく)は運動(うんどう)に適(てき)している。

These clothes are suitable for exercise.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

適当快適適当to hit快pleasa…述to sta…逆revers…迷to los…造to bui…過to pas…狄a nort…杓ladle的target迪a way剔to gou…
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Compound

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