適切(てきせつ)な

てきせつな
adjective
appropriate; suitable; proper
1. appropriate; suitable; proper
Fitting or right for a particular situation, purpose, or context. Implies a well-considered choice that is neither too much nor too little.
適切(てきせつ)な対応(たいおう)をお願(ねが)いします。
Please respond appropriately.
状況(じょうきょう)に適切(てきせつ)な判断(はんだん)が求(もと)められる。
Making an appropriate judgment for the situation is required.
適切(てきせつ)な時期(じき)に適切(てきせつ)な治療(ちりょう)を受(う)ければ、回復(かいふく)の可能性(かのうせい)は高(たか)い。
If you receive proper treatment at the right time, the chances of recovery are high.

A formal and versatile na-adjective used across many contexts — business, medicine, education, law, and daily life. It implies that the choice or action is well-matched to the situation at hand. Often used in written language and formal speech.

The adverbial form 適切(てきせつ)に (appropriately) is equally common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 適切(てきせつ)な対応(たいおう): appropriate response
  • 適切(てきせつ)な判断(はんだん): proper judgment
  • 適切(てきせつ)な表現(ひょうげん): appropriate expression
  • 適切(てきせつ)な処置(しょち): proper treatment/measures
  • 適切(てきせつ)な時期(じき): the right time
  • 適切(てきせつ)に対処(たいしょ)する: to deal with appropriately

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 適当(てきとう)な: suitable; appropriate — can also mean "random" or "half-hearted" in colloquial use, making it ambiguous
  • 妥当(だとう)な: reasonable; valid — emphasizes logical soundness rather than fitness for purpose
  • 相応(そうおう)しい: befitting; worthy of — emphasizes matching in status or level
  • 的確(てきかく)な: precise; accurate — emphasizes hitting the mark exactly
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