てき
適
とう
当

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair.
  2. perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てき
適
とう
当
 適当 てきとう ✔
　
テ
　
キ
　
ト
　
ー
 テキトー

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)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
しんにょう
hit, right, appropriate
トウ　あ.たる　まさ.に (2nd, N3)
snout, hand