適てき量りょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

proper quantity; suitable amount; right dose

Used for a quantity, amount, or dose that is appropriate for a purpose, such as medicine, seasoning, or exercise. Often appears in instructions or health contexts.

この薬くすりは適てき量りょうを守まもって服ふく用ようしてください。
Please take this medicine in the proper dose.
塩しおは適てき量りょうを加くわえて味あじを調ととのえます。
Add a suitable amount of salt to adjust the taste.

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Usage patterns

適てき量りょうを守まもるto stick to the recommended amount or dose
薬くすりは適てき量りょうを守まもって服ふく用ようしてください。
Please take the medicine according to the recommended dose.
〈物もの〉を適てき量りょう加くわえるto add a suitable amount of something
塩しおを適てき量りょう加くわえてください。
Please add a suitable amount of salt.
適てき量りょうを超こえるto exceed the proper amount
お酒さけの適てき量りょうを超こえると体からだに悪わるい。
Drinking more alcohol than the proper amount is bad for your health.

Kanji

適suitable, occasional, rare
量quantity, measure, weight

Related words

適てき度どN3
適量 refers to a concrete right amount or dose (e.g., of medicine or salt), while 適度 describes a moderate degree of something more abstract, like exercise or temperature.
分ぶん量りょうN2
分量 is a neutral word for 'amount' or 'quantity' without implying it's the right or ideal amount, whereas 適量 specifically means the proper or suitable amount.

Opposites

過か剰じょうN2
適量 means an appropriate, right amount, while 過剰 means an excessive amount that goes beyond what is proper.

Don't confuse with

適てき当とうN4
適量 always means a suitable quantity or dose, whereas 適当 shares the kanji 適 but usually means 'suitable' in a general sense or, colloquially, 'careless/random'.

Etymology

Compound of 適 (suitable) and 量 (quantity). The reading is on'yomi.