# 適 — suitable

適 means “suitable”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: テキ (teki). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 適する (tekisuru, “to fit; to suit”).

- Meaning: suitable
- On'yomi: テキ (teki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 1

## How to remember 適

Parts: 亠 lid · 冂 frame · 古 old · 辶 road

## Words with 適

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 適する | てきする (tekisuru) | to fit; to suit |

## Don't confuse it with

[滴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drip/) · [摘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pluck/) · [嫡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/legitimate-heir/) · [敵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enemy/)

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[単](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/simple/) · [完](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/complete/) · [危](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dangerous/) · [異](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/different/) · [適](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suitable/) · [清](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pure/) · [険](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steep/) · [均](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/level/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suitable/. Last updated 2026-11-01.