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Meaning of 相当 in Japanese
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相当JLPT 3
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Kana Readingそうとう
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Romajisōtō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable
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- Parts of speech
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- considerable; substantial
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- Parts of speech
- noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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- to be worthy of; to be proportionate to
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- Parts of speech
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- to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
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- extremely; considerably
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Examples of 相当, そうとう in a sentence
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The professor who invented it has the right to reasonable remuneration from the university.
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Windows系ＯＳではアドミニストレーターアカウントがルートに相当する。
With Windows OS systems 'administrator account' corresponds to 'root'.
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Branches are to trees what limbs are to us.
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民主主義の精神がわれわれの日常生活の中に浸透するには相当の年月がかかると思います。
I believe it will be quite a long time before the spirit of democracy pervades our daily life.
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毎日、小銭を貯めることになれば、一年すると相当の額になるだろう。
If one is to save up the chicken feed every day, it will amount to a very substantial sum in a year.
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The ice may drift considerable distances each day.
Related Kanji
6 strokes
hit, right, appropriate, himself
On'Yomi: トウ
Kun'Yomi: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし
9 strokes
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
On'Yomi: ソウ, ショウ
Kun'Yomi: あい-