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適当 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
適当
BOOST
Reading : てきとう   
1. suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit
2. noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 2 (among the 1,500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 148,491 which gives a rank of 866
適当 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 12,000 (about 57,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2003 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 9731
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 6 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
てきとう
適当
はい
って
かって
勝手
やって
Come on in and make yourself at home.
てきとう
適当
ときに
かれ
それ
いましょ

I will tell it to him at the proper time.
その
しごと
仕事
わか
じょせい
女性
てきとう
適当
ない
The job is not suitable for young girls.
てきとう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 87,000 (about 2,700,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 6 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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テキ    suitable   
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old trader
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ショウ   trader   あきな to trade, deal in   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
bright   
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
move
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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small
yo = to yell / say hi
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