Japanese symbol for “conformity”
適合
てきごう
Romaji: tekigou
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity
In Japanese, conformity is 適合, read てきごう (tekigou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conformity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同調 | どうちょう douchou | conformity; alignment; agreement |
| 適応 | てきおう tekiou | adaptation; accommodation; conformity |
| 整合 | せいごう seigou | adjustment; coordination; integration |
| 符合 | ふごう fugou | agreement; coincidence; correspondence |
| 吻合 | ふんごう fungou | coincidence; conformity |
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 |
| 適応 | てきおう tekiou | adaptation; accommodation; conformity |
| 快適 | かいてき kaiteki | pleasant; agreeable; comfortable |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.