相当 (そうとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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相当する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

corresponding to; equivalent to

Used to express that something matches or is equivalent to another in meaning, function, or value. Often appears in the pattern ～に相当する.

匹ひっ敵てきN1sense 1
匹敵 emphasizes being equal in strength or quality (usually with 〜に匹敵する), while 相当 more broadly means corresponding or equivalent in value or degree.
適てき切せつN3sense 2
適切 means 'appropriate' in the sense of being correct or fitting for a purpose, while 相当 emphasizes proportionality or being deserved/suitable in degree.
かなりN4
かなり is a plain adverb for 'considerably', while 相当 can be used the same way but also works as a noun or na-adjective in other senses.
同どう等とうN1sense 1
同等 stresses that two things are of equal rank or standing, whereas 相当 focuses on one thing matching or corresponding to another's value or amount.

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相そう応おうN1sense 2
相応 and 相当 both describe something being fitting or commensurate, but 相応 leans toward matching one's status or situation, while 相当 leans toward matching a standard or value.
ずいぶんN4
ずいぶん conveys a speaker's surprise at a large degree, whereas 相当 states the degree more neutrally and can also function as an adjective or noun.
少すくなからずN1
相当 also means 'considerably' in formal contexts, but it lacks the nuance of surprise or significance that 少なからず carries.

わずかN3
わずか means 'a slight amount', the opposite of 相当 used to mean 'considerable, substantial'.

該がい当とうN1sense 1
該当 means 'to apply to' a specific case or condition, while 相当 means 'to correspond to' in value or degree; they sound alike and share a kanji but differ in meaning.
相そう応おうN1
相当 shares the kanji 相 and means considerable or equivalent in degree, whereas 相応 means fitting or appropriate to one's status.

Composed of 相 (mutual, aspect) and 当 (hit, correspond). The combination conveys the idea of things matching or being equivalent to each other.