Vocabulary

What does 相応 (そうおう, souou) mean?

相応 (そうおう, souou) means suitable, commensurate, appropriate.

Quick facts
Readingそうおう
Romajisouou
Part of speechna-adjective, no-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
そうおう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsouou

suitable, commensurate, appropriate

  1. 1na-adjective · no-adjective · noun suitable; appropriate; befitting
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive conjoining; association; samprayukta

Example sentences

  • He behaves in a way appropriate to his age.

  • This job requires a suitable amount of experience.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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