Word Meaning 分相応

ぶんそうおう bunsouou

分相応 is read as ぶんそうおう (bunsouou) and means within one's means.

Meaning

English

  1. within one's means

Reading

Kana

ぶんそうおう

Romaji

bunsouou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 25434 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

分不相応

ぶんふそうおう

beyond one's means or position

身分不相応

みぶんふそうおう

beyond one's means or position

身分相応

みぶんそうおう

appropriate to one's lot in life

相応

そうおう

conjoining

不相応

ふそうおう

unsuited

年相応

としそうおう

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

それ相応

それそうおう

appropriate

四神相応

しじんそうおう

an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north

年齢相応

ねんれいそうおう

(appropriate for) one's age

液相反応

えきそうはんのう

liquid-phase reaction

相応しい

ふさわしい

appropriate

応分

おうぶん

according to one's abilities

Example Sentences

1

ぶんそうおうなくらしがたいせつだ。

It's important to live according to one's station.