How to say "acceptable" in Japanese
- 可かnoun, noun (suffix)Covers 'acceptable' as a formal verdict or grade: in votes and decisions it means 'approved' or 'allowed', and as a mark it means 'satisfactory'. It is seldom the word for 'acceptable' in ordinary description.
- 無難ぶなんna-adjective, nounCovers 'acceptable' in the sense of passable and adequate: safe, free of faults, and unlikely to draw criticism, though unremarkable — the word for a safe choice rather than an impressive one.
Choose 可 when 'acceptable' means formally approved or a satisfactory grade, and 無難 when it means passable and safe though unremarkable — adequate rather than impressive.
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