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適度 (てきど, tekido) Japanese meaning: moderate | Kotomora
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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.
A proper amount of salt brings out the flavor.
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
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
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
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
A moderate amount of salt is necessary for the body.
Kanji 適 suitable, occasional, rare 度 degrees, occurrence, time Related words 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.
程良い is a more subjective, personal sense of 'just right' (often about comfort), while 適度 is a more objective, measurable moderation.
適量 specifically means 'the right quantity' of something (like medicine or ingredients), whereas 適度 more broadly describes a moderate degree or intensity.
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.
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 過度 means 'excessive', the direct opposite of 適度, which means 'moderate' or 'just the right amount'.
適度 describes a moderate, well-balanced degree, the opposite of やたら's sense of excessive or indiscriminate degree.
Etymology Compound of 適 (suitable, appropriate) and 度 (degree, extent). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'appropriate degree' or 'moderate amount'.
