適切

See also: 适切

Chinese

		to fit; to suit	close to; to cut; to slice
trad. (適切)		適	切
simp. (适切)		适	切

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìqiè

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ cit³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sek-chhiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìqiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhciè
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-chʻieh⁴
  - Yale: shr̀-chyè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhchieh
  - Palladius: шице (šice)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    侍妾
    適切 / 适切
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sik¹ cit³
  - Yale: sīk chit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ tsit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ qid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sek-chhiat
  - Tâi-lô: sik-tshiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sekchiad
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɛt̚⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

Adjective

適切

appropriate; apt

Adverb

適切

quite opportunely

Japanese

Kanji in this term
適	切
てき Grade: 5	せつ Grade: 2
kan'yōon	kan'on

Etymology

From 適(てき) (teki, “suitable, fit, proper”) + 切(せつ) (setsu, “in close contact”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てきせつ [tèkísétsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [te̞kʲise̞t͡sɨ]

Adjective

適(てき)切(せつ) • (tekisetsu) -na (adnominal 適(てき)切(せつ)な (tekisetsu na), adverbial 適(てき)切(せつ)に (tekisetsu ni))

appropriate, adequate, proper

Inflection

Inflection of 適切
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	適切だろ	てきせつだろ	tekisetsu daro
Continuative (連用形)	適切で	てきせつで	tekisetsu de
Terminal (終止形)	適切だ	てきせつだ	tekisetsu da
Attributive (連体形)	適切な	てきせつな	tekisetsu na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	適切なら	てきせつなら	tekisetsu nara
Imperative (命令形)	適切であれ	てきせつであれ	tekisetsu de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	適切ではない適切じゃない	てきせつではないてきせつじゃない	tekisetsu de wa nai tekisetsu ja nai
Informal past	適切だった	てきせつだった	tekisetsu datta
Informal negative past	適切ではなかった適切じゃなかった	てきせつではなかったてきせつじゃなかった	tekisetsu de wa nakatta tekisetsu ja nakatta
Formal	適切です	てきせつです	tekisetsu desu
Formal negative	適切ではありません適切じゃありません	てきせつではありませんてきせつじゃありません	tekisetsu de wa arimasen tekisetsu ja arimasen
Formal past	適切でした	てきせつでした	tekisetsu deshita
Formal negative past	適切ではありませんでした適切じゃありませんでした	てきせつではありませんでしたてきせつじゃありませんでした	tekisetsu de wa arimasen deshita tekisetsu ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	適切で	てきせつで	tekisetsu de
Conditional	適切なら（ば）	てきせつなら（ば）	tekisetsu nara (ba)
Provisional	適切だったら	てきせつだったら	tekisetsu dattara
Volitional	適切だろう	てきせつだろう	tekisetsu darō
Adverbial	適切に	てきせつに	tekisetsu ni
Degree	適切さ	てきせつさ	tekisetsusa

Noun

適(てき)切(せつ) • (tekisetsu)

appropriacy, adequacy, propriety

Derived terms

不(ふ)適(てき)切(せつ) (futekisetsu): unsuitable, inappropriate, improper
適(てき)切(せつ)な権(けん)限(げん) (tekisetsu na kengen): (computing) appropriate privileges

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“適切”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
適	切

Noun

適切 • (jeokjeol) (hangeul 적절)

hanja form^? of 적절

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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