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適度 (てきど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

適てき度ど

て

き

ど

Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

moderate; proper; suitable

Describes a degree, amount, or condition that is just right—not too much and not too little. Often used for exercise, temperature, portions, and balance.

適

てき

度ど

な

運うん

動どう

は

健けん

康こう

に

良い

い

。

Moderate exercise is good for your health.

適てき度どの塩えん分ぶんが味あじを引ひき立たてる。

A proper amount of salt brings out the flavor.

室しつ温おんを適てき度どに保たもってください。

Please keep the room temperature at a moderate level.

Usage patterns

適てき度どな運うん動どうa moderate amount of exercise
適てき度どな運うん動どうは健けん康こうにいい。
A moderate amount of exercise is good for your health.
適てき度どに〈動どう詞し〉to do something in moderation
仕し事ごとの合あい間まに適てき度どに休きゅう憩けいを取とることが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to take breaks in moderation while working.
適てき度どな距きょ離りを保たもつto keep a comfortable, appropriate distance
人ひととの適てき度どな距きょ離りを保たもつことが大だい事じだ。
It's important to keep an appropriate distance from other people.
適てき度どな〈物もの〉an appropriate/moderate amount of something
適てき度どな塩えん分ぶんは体からだに必ひつ要ようだ。
A moderate amount of salt is necessary for the body.

Kanji

適suitable, occasional, rare
度degrees, occurrence, time

Related words

適てき切せつN3
適切 means 'appropriate' in the sense of fitting the situation, while 適度 focuses on the amount or degree being just right, not too much or too little.
程ほどよい
程良い is a more subjective, personal sense of 'just right' (often about comfort), while 適度 is a more objective, measurable moderation.
適てき量りょうN1
適量 specifically means 'the right quantity' of something (like medicine or ingredients), whereas 適度 more broadly describes a moderate degree or intensity.
節せつ度ど
適度 describes a moderate amount or degree, often for physical things like exercise or temperature, while 節度 focuses on self-restraint and socially appropriate behavioral limits.
ほどほどN1
適度 is a more formal, often measurable term (like 適度な運動), while ほどほど is colloquial and stresses a sensible, not-too-much attitude.

Opposites

過か度ど
過度 means 'excessive', the direct opposite of 適度, which means 'moderate' or 'just the right amount'.
やたらN2
適度 describes a moderate, well-balanced degree, the opposite of やたら's sense of excessive or indiscriminate degree.

Don't confuse with

適てき当とうN4
適当 shares the kanji 適 and can mean 'suitable' like 適度, but it also commonly means 'careless' or 'random', a negative sense 適度 never has.

Etymology

Compound of 適 (suitable, appropriate) and 度 (degree, extent). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'appropriate degree' or 'moderate amount'.