Translation guide
The English word 'moderate' can be an adjective, verb, or noun. This guide focuses on the most common uses for learners: describing something as not extreme (moderate amount, moderate price), and the action of leading a discussion or reducing extremes. Japanese uses different words depending on the part of speech and context.
Describing something that is average, reasonable, or not too much (e.g., moderate speed, moderate price, moderate pain).
The most common and versatile adjective for 'moderate' in the sense of 'just right, not too much or too little'. Used for amounts, exercise, temperature, etc.
Moderate exercise is good for your health.
Please add a moderate amount of salt.
Colloquial adjective meaning 'moderate' or 'just enough', often implying a comfortable middle ground. Slightly more casual than 適度な.
I'm looking for a moderately priced restaurant.
Literally 'medium-level', used in more formal or technical contexts to describe moderate severity, difficulty, or scale.
I have moderate pain.
Means 'moderate' in political or ideological stance, not extreme. Used for people, opinions, parties.
He holds moderate views.
Acting as a moderator, facilitating a debate or panel.
Reducing intensity, speed, or severity; tempering one's language or behavior.
Transitive verb meaning 'to soften, ease, or moderate' something like pain, tone, or criticism.
He moderated his tone of criticism.
Means 'to moderate' in the sense of restraining oneself, being moderate in consumption or behavior.
Please moderate your drinking.
Formal term for 'to ease, alleviate, or moderate' regulations, restrictions, or tension.
The policy is to moderate regulations.
Referring to a political or ideological moderate.
Standard term for 'moderate' as a political faction or person.
The moderates in the party are opposed.
The loanword モデレート (moderēto) is sometimes used in IT contexts (e.g., moderating online content) but is not natural for general use. Stick to the Japanese expressions above.
to moderate comments (IT context only)
I will moderate the meeting.