JapanLingo

適当てきとう

tekitou

suitable / (or careless)

N3

How to remember this word

Say 適当 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “suitable” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

Example sentences

Example 1

tekitouna ookisa no hako o sagashiteimasu.

I am looking for a box of a suitable size.

Example 2

tekitou ni henji o suru to, ato de komaru koto ni narimasu yo.

If you answer carelessly, you will end up in trouble later.