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相応

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 3
おう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
相應 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(そう)(おう) (sōō-na (adnominal (そう)(おう) (sōō na), adverbial (そう)(おう) (sōō ni))

  1. appropriate, suitable, fit

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Noun

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(そう)(おう) (sōō

  1. appropriateness, suitability, fitness

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Verb

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(そう)(おう)する (sōō suruintransitive suru (stem (そう)(おう) (sōō shi), past (そう)(おう)した (sōō shita))

  1. be commensurate with; correspond to
    • 1967, 豊島与志雄, 「沈黙」の話[1]:
      カルタゴの商人等は出かけてゆき、黄金の量が商品の価値に相応するものは、それを取って商品を残しておく。
      Karutago no shōnin nado wa dekakete yuki, ōgon no ryō ga shōhin no kachi ni sōō suru mono wa, sore o totte shōhin o nokoshite oku.
      The Punic merchants went out and, wherever the amount of gold corresponded to the value of their goods, they took it and left the goods.

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