てきとう – Vocabulary details

てきとう

Meanings

Adjective (な)

Noun

1. suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair

when read as "てきとう"

いや、座すわるという表ひょう現げんはもう適てき当とうではない。No, 'sitting' is no longer the right word for it.

2. perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal; unreliable; irresponsible; haphazard

すごいな、私わたしだったら適てき当とうに作つくっちゃいそう。That's amazing; if it were me, I'd probably just make it carelessly.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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きとう

Used in: 231

Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

ふてきとう

inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

Examples (35 in total)

てきとうに選えらんじゃダメだよ？

You shouldn't just pick randomly, okay?

てきとうなことを口くち走ばしる。

To blurt out nonsense.

アンケート用よう紙しがてきとうに配くばられた。

The questionnaire form was distributed properly.

サイズが分わからなかったから、てきとうに持もってきたわ。

I didn't know the size, so I just grabbed one at random.

その辺へんにてきとうに置おいといてくれ。

Just leave it somewhere around there.

てきとうに３冊さつ、本ほんを選えらんで。

Choose three books at random.

てきとうに腰こしかけて、俺おれも一ひと息いきつく。

I sit down casually and take a breather.

どんな処しょ罰ばつがてきとうだと思おもう？

What punishment do you think is appropriate?

てきとうな訳わけを見みつけるのが難むずかしい。

It's hard to find a suitable translation.

空くう所しょをてきとうな言こと葉ばでうめなさい。

Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

すごいな、私わたしだったらてきとうに作つくっちゃいそう。

That's amazing; if it were me, I'd probably just make it carelessly.

お菓か子しをてきとうに見み計はからって買かってきて。

Pick out some snacks as you see fit and buy them.

椅い子すから立たち上あがり、てきとうな的まとを探さがした。

I stood up from the chair and looked for a suitable target.

目めつぶっててきとうなの選えらべばいいでしょ？

Just close your eyes and pick any one, okay?

てきとうなところで戻もどらなければ夜よが明あけてしまう。

If I don't go back at some point, dawn will break.

その仕し事ごとは若わかい女じょ性せいにはてきとうではない。

The job is not suitable for young girls.

面めん倒どうだけど、てきとうに流ながすつもりはないよ。

It's a hassle, but I'm not going to just go through the motions.

てきとうな機き会かいがあれば、あなたを彼かれに紹しょう介かいしよう。

If there is a suitable occasion, I'll introduce you to him.

二ふた人りは公こう園えんの中なかにてきとうな場ば所しょを探さがす。

The two of them look for a suitable spot in the park.

必ひつ要ようないからてきとうに処しょ分ぶんして下くださいと僕ぼくは言いった。

I said, "Since it's not necessary, please dispose of it however you like."

てきとうにモデルっぽいポーズをとってみる。

I try striking a pose that looks like a model's, just casually.

感かん謝しゃの気き持もちを表あらわすてきとうな言こと葉ばが思おもい浮うかびません。

I can't think of the right words with which to express my thanks.

彼かれはてきとうに受うけ流ながせばいいのに、真ま面じ目めな人ひとだ。

He is a serious person, even though he could just brush it off casually.

このあとはてきとうに街まちをふらつく予よ定ていだ。

After this, I plan to wander around town aimlessly.

そんなの、母かあさんとおじさんがてきとうに決きめた期き限げんでしょ？

That's just a deadline Mom and my uncle set on a whim, isn't it?

ちょっと散ちらかってるけど、その辺へんてきとうに座すわってて。

It's a bit messy, but just sit down somewhere around there.

あなたがてきとうだと思おもう本ほんなら何なんでも読よみなさい。

Read whatever books you think proper.

いや、座すわるという表ひょう現げんはもうてきとうではない。

No, 'sitting' is no longer the right word for it.

それは食しょく事じの席せきの会かい話わで持もち出だすのにてきとうではない。

That's not a proper subject to bring up in conversation at the dinner table.

まして竜りゅうは寿じゅ命みょうが長ながく、時じ間かんの感かん覚かくもてきとうだ。

This goes double for dragons, who live long lives and have a loose sense of time.

値ね段だんなど大たいして気きにせずに、本ほん当とうにてきとうに買かっていた。

I was buying things really casually, without caring much about the price or anything.

迷めい惑わくだったらもっとてきとうに必ひつ要よう最さい小しょう限げんで済すますだろう。

If it bothered them, they'd do it more half-heartedly and just make do with the bare minimum.

てきとうに彼かれのご機き嫌げんを取とってやり過すごすのが一いち番ばんいい。

It's best to just humor him a little and let it pass.

そろそろ娘むすめにてきとうなパソコンを買かってやる時じ期きだと私わたしは考かんがえている。

I think it's time for me to buy my daughter a decent computer.

どうせ、仮かりの名な前まえみたいなもんなんだから、てきとうに書かいてしまえ。

Since it's just something like a temporary name anyway, just write it down casually.

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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)

Examples (35 in total)