Japanese

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Etymology

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(てき) (teki, suitable) + (su, archaic form of する (suru)). Has shifted from s-irregular to godan conjugation.[1]

Kanji in this term
てき
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Verb

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(てき) (tekisuintransitive godan (stem (てき) (tekishi), past (てき)した (tekishita))

  1. suit, be suited for, lend itself to

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ 適す”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months