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    3. 適当

    適当

    適てき当とう

    suitable

    N4KMT4News #6+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    てきとうテキトー

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair
    2.
    perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard

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    適てき当とうな時じ間かんに来きてください。

    Please come at a suitable time.

    KMT3Daily Life
    この仕し事ごとには彼かれが適てき当とうな人じん材ざいだ。

    He is the right person for this job.

    KMT4Daily LifeWork & Career
    部へ屋やの広ひろさに適てき当とうな家か具ぐを選えらびましょう。

    Let's choose furniture suitable for the size of the room.

    KMT4Daily LifeHome & Housing
    適てき当とうな仕し事ごとをしてはいけません。

    You shouldn't do a sloppy job.

    KMT4Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれはいつも適てき当とうな返へん事じをするので、信しん用ようできない。

    He always gives careless answers, so he can't be trusted.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    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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