1.
to conform to, to be based on, to be suited to
To be in accordance with or adapted to a particular situation, reality, or standard. Takes に to mark the thing conformed to.
現実に即した対策が必要だ。
We need measures that are suited to reality.
法律に即して判断する。
Judge in accordance with the law.
時代に即した教育カリキュラムに改定する必要がある。
The educational curriculum needs to be revised to suit the times.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 現実に即する (conform to reality)
- 時代に即する (suit the times)
- 法律に即する (be in accordance with the law)
- 実態に即する (be based on the actual situation)
USAGE NOTES:
A formal verb most commonly seen in the た-form as 即した (modifying a noun) or the て-form 即して (as an adverbial phrase). The pattern ～に即した means "suited to ~" or "based on ~." Rarely used in casual speech — 合う or 合わせる are more everyday alternatives.