適宜|てきぎtekigi[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- na-adjective, no-adjectivesuitable; appropriate; fitting; proper
- noun, adverbappropriately; accordingly; as required; at one's discretion
Conjugation
| Plain form | 適宜(てきぎ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 適宜です(てきぎです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 適宜ではない(てきぎではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 適宜ではありません(てきぎではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 適宜だった(てきぎだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 適宜ではなかった(てきぎではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 適宜で(てきぎで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 適宜に(てきぎに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 適宜なら(てきぎなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym適切てきせつNeutralProper and fitting — an evaluative judgement. 「適宜」 is about handling things flexibly as the situation requires, and often works adverbially.
- Synonym適当てきとうNeutralCan mean suitable, but also perfunctory or careless; 「適宜」 leans formal and never carries that negative sense.
- SynonymふさわしいNeutralMeans matching or befitting someone's status or the occasion. 「適宜」 focuses on acting at one's discretion as circumstances dictate.
- Synonym適正てきせいWrittenA written/formal word for what is reasonable and proper, as in 「適正価格」; 「適宜」 stresses flexibility.
- Related似つかわしいにつかわしいWrittenA written/formal word meaning becoming and appropriate; 「適宜」 is about handling things at one's discretion.
- Related相応そうおうNeutralMeans befitting or corresponding, as in 「年相応」. 「適宜」 is about flexible, discretionary handling.
- Related合うあうNeutralA verb meaning to suit, match or agree. 「適宜」 instead concerns acting as the situation requires.
- RelatedあてはまるNeutralA verb for fitting or applying to a rule or condition. 「適宜」 is about adjusting flexibly to circumstances.
- Related手ごろてごろNeutralRefers to prices, sizes or degrees being just right or manageable. 「適宜」 is about adjusting to circumstances.
- RelatedしかるべくWrittenWritten/formal: appropriately, often when asking someone to handle a matter; 「適宜」 is the more common choice.
- RelatedもってこいCasualColloquial: just right, perfect for the purpose; 「適宜」 is the more formal option.
- Relatedそれ相応それそうおうNeutralMeans corresponding to that, as in 「それ相応の報酬」. 「適宜」 focuses on acting at one's discretion.
- Related分相応ぶんそうおうNeutralMeans within one's means or fitting one's station in life. 「適宜」 is about handling things as the situation calls for.
- RelatedよしなにWrittenWritten/formal: properly or as you see fit, with a polite or old-fashioned air, as in 「よしなにお願いします」; 「適宜」 is more neutral.
- Antonym一律いちりつNeutralAntonym: uniform, across-the-board treatment — the opposite of the case-by-case discretion of 「適宜」.
Use 「適宜」 for doing something as the situation requires, at your own discretion: 「適宜休憩をとる」「適宜判断する」. For what is proper and fitting, pick 「適切」; 「適当」 can mean suitable but also sloppy; 「よしなに」 politely asks someone to handle a matter; 「一律」 is the opposite — uniform, one-size-fits-all treatment.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


