Japanese symbol for “adaptation”
適応
てきおう
Romaji: tekiou
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
In Japanese, adaptation is 適応, read てきおう (tekiou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs adaptation; accommodation; conformity
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “adaptation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 順応 | じゅんのう junnou | adaptation; accommodation; conforming |
| 翻案 | ほんあん hon'an | adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.) |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく kyakushoku | dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen) |
| アレンジ | アレンジ arenji | arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation |
| 同化 | どうか douka | adaptation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 適用 | てきよう tekiyou | application (of a rule, law, method, etc.) |
| 適当 | てきとう tekitou | suitable; proper; appropriate |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 最適 | さいてき saiteki | most suitable; optimum; optimal |
| 快適 | かいてき kaiteki | pleasant; agreeable; comfortable |
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 反応 | はんのう hannou | reaction; response |
| 応援 | おうえん ouen | aid; assistance; help |
See also: Chinese symbol for “adaptation”.
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