妥当な

• 読み: だとうな
• ローマ字: datōna
• 漢字の分解: 妥 (da) — settled, proper; 当 (tō) — appropriate, fitting
• 発音: /da.to.ː.na/

意味

Appropriate; proper; reasonable; valid. Describes something fitting, well-justified, or logically sound given the circumstances.

A na-adjective derived from 妥当 (datō). Used in formal and analytical contexts to assert that a decision, claim, or measure is justifiably correct. Often appears in legal, academic, and business writing. The opposite, 不当 (futō), means unjust or improper.

例文

1. この提案の価格設定は、市場相場に照らして妥当だと判断した。
2. そのような処罰が妥当かどうか、委員会で議論された。
3. 彼女の言い訳は状況を考えれば妥当なものだった。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, business, academic writing, debate

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 妥 (da, settled, proper) and 当 (tō, appropriate, fitting). The combination conveys the sense of something that lands squarely where it should, both logically and ethically.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated