adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. moderate (degree), proper (amount), temperate, suitable.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
適度 てきど

Contained Kanji Breakdown

suitable, occasional, rare
テキ かな.う (5th, N3)
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ チャク セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
walking radical(⻌) variant
しんにょう
degrees, occurrence, time
ド タク たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)