Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 適応する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 適てき 応おう する 適てき 応おう しない Polite 適てき 応おう します 適てき 応おう しません Past polite 適てき 応おう しました 適てき 応おう しませんでした Past 適てき 応おう した 適てき 応おう しなかった Te-form 適てき 応おう して 適てき 応おう しないで Desire 適てき 応おう したい 適てき 応おう したくない Potential 適てき 応おう できる 適てき 応おう できない Passive 適てき 応おう される 適てき 応おう されない Causative 適てき 応おう させる 適てき 応おう させない Causative passive 適てき 応おう させられる 適てき 応おう させられない Volitional 適てき 応おう しよう Polite volitional 適てき 応おう しましょう Imperative 適てき 応おう しろ 適てき 応おう するな Conditional 適てき 応おう すれば 適てき 応おう しなければ Tara conditional 適てき 応おう したら 適てき 応おう しなかったら
Kanji 適 suitable, occasional, rare Related words· 6 順応 suggests a passive, gradual acclimatization (e.g., to climate or darkness), while 適応 covers broader, often more active adjustment to social or systemic demands.
適合 focuses on meeting a fixed standard or specification, whereas 適応 emphasizes the ongoing process of adjusting oneself or a system to fit changing circumstances.
同化 emphasizes becoming like one's surroundings by blending in, whereas 適応 focuses on functionally adjusting to conditions without necessarily losing one's distinctness.
適応する is a formal, often scientific term for adapting to conditions, while 慣れる is the everyday word for simply getting used to something.
Show 2 more Show fewer 適応する is a more formal, general word for adapting to conditions, while 溶け込む specifically pictures a person blending in unnoticed among others.
適応する is a more formal, often biological or systemic term for adapting to conditions, while 馴染む describes a gradual, personal feeling of becoming comfortable.
Don't confuse with 適応 means adapting to an environment or situation, while 適用 means applying a rule, law, or method to a case—learners often confuse the similar-looking kanji.
適応 means 'to adapt' to conditions, while 適当 means 'suitable' or 'sloppy'; the shared 適 kanji causes confusion despite the different meanings.
Word family· 17 indication (of a medicine)
exaptation
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
fitness
adaptability; flexibility
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Etymology Compound of 適 (suitable, fit) and 応 (respond, apply). The combination conveys the idea of responding appropriately to circumstances, hence 'adaptation'.
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