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How to say 'Moderate' in Japanese | 適度

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The Japanese word for Moderate is 'Tekido', written as 適度 in Japanese.'Moderate' in hiragana is てきど.

    word

    適度

    Meaning

    Moderate

    Reading

    てきど

    tekido

    Kanji

    適Suitable 度Degrees, Times

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '適度 (てきど)' means 'moderate'. It is used to describe something that is neither too much nor too little, but just the right amount. This term is often used in contexts related to health, exercise, diet, and work-life balance. For example: moderate exercise is good for health「適度な運動は健康に良い」(てきどなうんどうはけんこうにいい). It's important to maintain a moderate pace「適度なペースを保つことが大切です」(てきどなぺーすをたもつことがたいせつです). The word can also be used to describe the intensity or degree of something, such as '適度な緊張 (てきどなきんちょう)' which means 'moderate tension'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6717

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 適度

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    適

    Meaning

    Suitable

  • kanji

    度

    Meaning

    Degrees, Times

Words Related to 適度 Through the Kanji 適

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 適 as well.

  • word

    適する

    Meaning

    Suit

  • word

    適正

    Meaning

    Appropriate, Fair

  • word

    最適

    Meaning

    Optimal

  • word

    適用

    Meaning

    Application

  • word

    適切

    Meaning

    Appropriate

  • word

    適応

    Meaning

    Adaptation

  • word

    適当

    Meaning

    Suitable, Random

  • word

    快適

    Meaning

    Comfortable

Words Related to 適度 Through the Kanji 度

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 度 as well.

  • word

    度

    Meaning

    Time, Degree

  • word

    制度

    Meaning

    System

  • word

    程度

    Meaning

    Degree

  • word

    今度

    Meaning

    Next, This

  • word

    何度

    Meaning

    How many times, What degree

  • word

    態度

    Meaning

    Attitude

  • word

    急度

    Meaning

    Surely

  • word

    丁度

    Meaning

    Exactly

  • word

    年度

    Meaning

    Year, Fiscal

  • word

    高度

    Meaning

    High, Advanced

  • word

    一度に

    Meaning

    At once

  • word

    速度

    Meaning

    Speed

  • word

    支度

    Meaning

    Preparation

  • word

    温度

    Meaning

    Temperature

  • word

    湿度

    Meaning

    Humidity

  • word

    震度

    Meaning

    Intensity

  • word

    濃度

    Meaning

    Concentration

  • word

    限度

    Meaning

    Limit

  • word

    再度

    Meaning

    Again

  • word

    二度と

    Meaning

    Never

  • word

    この度

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    毎度

    Meaning

    Every time

  • word

    度忘れ

    Meaning

    Forget

  • word

    角度

    Meaning

    Angle

  • word

    度々

    Meaning

    Often

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'Tekido' means 'Moderate' .

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