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    3. 不適

    不適

    不ふ適てき

    inadequacy

    KMT9News #31+1Noun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ふてき

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    inadequacy, inappropriateness, unfitness, impropriety

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    彼かれはその仕し事ごとには不ふ適てきだと判 断 された。

    He was judged to be unfit for that job.

    KMT7Work & Career
    彼かれの発はつ言げんは会かい議ぎの場ばに不ふ適てきであった。

    His remark was inappropriate for the meeting.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    倫りん理り的てきに不ふ適てきな行こう為いは、組そ織しきの信しん頼らいを損そこなう。

    Ethically inappropriate behavior damages an organization's trust.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    自じ分ぶんのの能う力りょくに不ふ適てきを感かんじ、彼かれは自じ信しんを失うしなった。

    Feeling inadequate in his own abilities, he lost confidence.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    この教きょう育いく方ほう法ほうは、生せい徒との年ねん齢れい層そうには不ふ適てきだ。

    This teaching method is inappropriate for this age group of students.

    KMT9Education

    Kanji that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    適
    かな.う…(1)
    suitable・occasional・rare・qualified・capable
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