Meaning of 然るべき(しかるべき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 然るべき, 然る可き

Kana Reading しかるべき

Romaji shikarubeki

Examples of 然るべき, 然る可き, しかるべき in a sentence

しかるべき時期にお支払いいたしました。

I paid at the appropriate time.
老人のための国立の病院がもっとあってしかるべきだ。

There should be more national hospitals for old people.
君の年齢ならもっと思慮分別があってしかるべきだ。

You should know better at your age.
君の年頃ではもっと分別があってしかるべきだよ。

At your age you ought to know better.

然 JLPT 3

12 strokes

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

On'Yomi: ゼン, ネン

Kun'Yomi: しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ

可 JLPT 2

5 strokes

can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not

On'Yomi: カ, コク

Kun'Yomi: -べ.き, -べ.し

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