Word Meaning 相応しい

ふさわしい fusawashii

相応しい is read as ふさわしい (fusawashii) and means appropriate.

Meaning

English

  1. appropriate
  2. adequate
  3. suitable
  4. fitting
  5. worthy

Reading

Kana

ふさわしい

Romaji

fusawashii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 9749 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

相応

そうおう

conjoining

相応部

そうおうぶ

Samyutta Nikaya

不相応

ふそうおう

unsuited

分不相応

ぶんふそうおう

beyond one's means or position

分相応

ぶんそうおう

within one's means

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

それ相応

それそうおう

appropriate

応相談

おうそうだん

obtaining agreement by consultation

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

歳相応

としそうおう

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

年齢相応

ねんれいそうおう

(appropriate for) one's age

Example Sentences

2

What would be an appropriate global lingua franca? One group's language or a constructed language?

Valencia is a much fitter candidate for student body president than her competitors.