適 Kanji – suitable
The Japanese kanji 適 can mean suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable.
Meaning and Readings
How is 適 read?
適 has the onyomi reading テキ and the kunyomi reading かなう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as teki, kanau.
Common Japanese Words Using 適
These common Japanese words contain 適. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 快適（かいてき） — pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
- 最適（さいてき） — most suitable, optimum, optimal, best
- 適する（てきする） — to fit, to suit
- 適応（てきおう） — adaptation, accommodation, conformity
- 適格（てきかく） — eligible, qualified, competent
- 適宜（てきぎ） — suitable, appropriate, fitting, proper
- 適合（てきごう） — conformity, compatibility, adaptability, congruity, congruence
- 適性（てきせい） — aptitude, aptness, suitability
- 適正（てきせい） — reasonable, suitable
- 適切（てきせ つ） — appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, proper, right, pertinent, relevant