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    3. 不適当

    不適当

    不ふ適てき当とう

    inadequacy

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, AdjectiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab24 strokes

    ふてきとう

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    inadequacy, inappropriateness, unfitness, impropriety

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    その発はつ言げんは会かい議ぎの場ばには不ふ適てき当とうだった。

    That remark was inappropriate for the meeting.

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かれの行こう動どうは、リーダーとして不ふ適てき当とうだと批ひ判はんされた。

    His behavior was criticized as inappropriate for a leader.

    KMT8Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    その表ひょう現げんは、文ぶん脈みゃくによっては不ふ適てき当とうな場ば合あいがあります。

    That expression may be inappropriate depending on the context.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEducation
    子こ供どもに不ふ適てき当とうな内ない容ようのテレビ番ばん組ぐみは見みせない方ほうが良よい。

    It's better not to let children watch TV programs with inappropriate content.

    KMT8Daily LifeEducation
    この計けい画かくには、いくつかの不ふ適てき当とうな点てんが見み受うけられる。

    Several inappropriate points can be observed in this plan.

    KMT9Business & FinanceCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    適
    かな.う…(1)
    suitable・occasional・rare・qualified・capable
    当
    あ.たる・あ.たり・あ.てる・あ.て・まさ.に・まさ.にべし…(2)
    hit・right・appropriate・himself
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