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不適当 (futekitou) Japanese meaning: inadequate | Kotomora
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料りょう
は
会かい
議ぎ
に
は
不ふ
適てき
当とう
だ
。
This material is unsuitable for the meeting.
His behavior was inappropriate for a teacher.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 として 不ふ 適てき 当とう だ to be unsuitable as X
This outfit is inappropriate for a job interview.
〈 事こと 〉 を 不ふ 適てき 当とう と 判はん 断だん する to judge something as inappropriate
The committee judged the remark to be inappropriate.
不ふ 適てき 当とう な 発はつ 言げん an inappropriate remark
He made a remark that was inappropriate for the occasion.
Kanji 適 suitable, occasional, rare Related words 不適切 stresses a lack of social or ethical propriety, while 不適当 focuses on being unsuited or inadequate for a specific purpose.
不十分 describes insufficiency in quantity or degree, whereas 不適当 describes a qualitative mismatch with the requirements.
不向き is a more casual word for being ill-suited (e.g. to a person's temperament or purpose), while 不適当 is more formal and evaluative.
Opposites 適当 means suitable or fitting (the opposite of 不適当), though colloquially 適当 can also mean careless, which can confuse learners.
適切 means proper or appropriate, the direct opposite of 不適当 in formal or evaluative contexts.
Etymology Formed from the prefix 不 (not) + 適当 (suitable, appropriate). The base word 適当 itself is a Sino-Japanese compound of 適 (suitable) and 当 (appropriate).
