ふさわしい

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ふさわしい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	ふさわしい	ふさわしくない
Polite	ふさわしいです	ふさわしくないですalso ふさわしくありません
Past polite	ふさわしかったです	ふさわしくなかったですalso ふさわしくありませんでした
Past	ふさわしかった	ふさわしくなかった
Te-form	ふさわしくて	ふさわしくなくて
Adverbial	ふさわしく
Conditional	ふさわしければ	ふさわしくなければ
Tara conditional	ふさわしかったら	ふさわしくなかったら

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Describes something that matches a role, situation, or person; often used with に and a noun or with こと/もの.

〈人ひと〉〉に相応ふさわしい〈物もの〉〉fitting/worthy for a person (a role, title, partner, etc.)
彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうに相応ふさわしい人じん物ぶつだ。
He is a person fitting to be president.
〈事こと〉〉に相応ふさわしい〈物もの〉〉suitable for an occasion or event
結けっ婚こん式しきに相応ふさわしい服ふくを選えらんだ。
I chose clothes appropriate for the wedding.
〈場所ばしょ〉〉に相応ふさわしい〈物もの〉〉suitable for a particular place or setting
この曲きょくは静しずかなカフェに相応ふさわしい。
This song suits a quiet café well.
〈物も〉の名〉のなに相応ふさわしいworthy of being called (a certain name/title)
この作さく品ひんは傑けっ作さくの名なに相応ふさわしい。
This work is worthy of being called a masterpiece.

適てき切せつN3
適切 is a na-adjective/noun for objectively correct or proper action, while 相応しい is an i-adjective stressing that something matches a role, status, or occasion.
似に合あうN4
似合う is a verb used mainly for how clothing or appearance suits someone, while 相応しい is an adjective covering broader suitability of roles, status, or occasions.
妥だ当とうN2
妥当 describes a judgment, price, or conclusion as reasonable or valid, whereas 相応しい focuses on whether someone or something befits a particular role or situation.
値あたいするN1
値する is a formal verb meaning 'to be worthy/deserving of something' (used as 〜に値する), while ふさわしい is an adjective meaning 'suitable' or 'fitting' and covers a broader range of appropriateness, not just merit.

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似に合あいN1
似合い is used mainly of pairs or things that visually go well together, while 相応しい is a broader i-adjective meaning 'appropriate/fitting' for status, occasion, or role.
相そう応おうN1
ふさわしい is a common everyday i-adjective, while 相応 is the more formal, written na-adjective/noun with the same core meaning.
適てき当とうN4
ふさわしい is a plain adjective meaning 'fitting' for a person or role, while 適当 is a na-adjective/noun with a wider, sometimes negative, range of use.
見み合あうN1
相応しい is an adjective describing something as fitting or appropriate for a person or situation, while 見合う is a verb describing a matching relationship between two things.

場ば違ちがいN1
ふさわしい means 'fitting' or 'suitable' for the occasion, the direct opposite of 場違い, which means 'out of place'.

Applies to each form listed below

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

ふさわしいUsage91%
Usually written in kana; the kanji spelling 相応しい is a jukujikun reading and is less common.
相応ふさわしいUsage9%
Kanji spelling using jukujikun; recognizable but less common than kana.

Derived from the verb ふさう (to suit, to be appropriate), which is now archaic. The exact origin of ふさう is uncertain.