適正

• 読み: てきせい
• ローマ字: tekisei
• 漢字の分解: 適 (teki) — suitable, fit, proper; 正 (sei) — correct, proper, right
• 発音: /te.ki.seː/

意味

Reasonable; fair; proper. Describes something that is appropriately set or suitably balanced.

A na-adjective meaning reasonable, fair, or properly calibrated. Frequently used in business and administrative contexts to describe prices, standards, and procedures — 適正価格 (fair price), 適正な管理 (proper management), 適正な水準 (appropriate level). Emphasises that something meets an objective standard of fairness or propriety, distinct from 適切 (tekisetsu, which focuses on being fitting for a situation).

例文

1. この商品の適正価格はいくらだろうか。
2. 個人情報の適正な管理が求められている。
3. 適正な人員配置で効率が上がった。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, law, administration

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 適 (teki, suitable/fit) + 正 (sei, correct/proper). The compound emphasises that something meets a standard of both suitability and correctness — properly calibrated rather than merely adequate.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional