Japanese word

適応

Pronunciation

Romajitekiō

Meaning

  • nounadaptation

Example

新しい環境への適応には時間がかかります。atara shi i kan kyō e no teki ō ni wa ji kan ga ka ka ri ma su

Adaptation to a new environment takes time.

Illustration for 適応 (adaptation)

More examples

専門家の支援で、新しい環境への適応が早まりました。sen mon ka no shi en de atara shi i kan kyō e no teki ō ga haya ma ri ma shi ta

Expert support helped speed up adaptation to the new environment.

Core concept

Expresses the process of becoming suited to circumstances that differ from one's previous environment.

Common phrases

  • 環境への適応kan kyō e no teki ō

    adaptation to an environment

  • 変化への適応hen ka e no teki ō

    adaptation to change

  • 生活に適応するsei katsu ni teki ō su ru

    adapt to daily life

Similar words

順応junnō: The process of adjusting behavior or habits to live in changed conditions.
適合tekigō: The condition of matching the requirements of a particular situation.

Definition in Japanese

新しい環境や状況に合うように、性質や行動、状態を変えること。atara shi i kan kyō ya jō kyō ni a u yō ni sei shitsu ya kō dō jō tai o ka e ru ko to

Word origin

適応 (tekiō) combines 適 (teki, "suitable") with 応 (ō, "answer" or "respond"), forming the idea of responding suitably to conditions.

Usage tips

  • English uses adaptation for both adjustment to a new situation and changes in living things, so the surrounding context determines which sense is intended.

Other meanings

  • adjustmentnoun
  • accommodationnoun

Opposites

  • 不適応futekiōmaladjustmentnoun

Related words

  • 適応性tekiōseiadaptabilitynoun
  • 適応力tekiōryokuadaptabilitynoun
  • 適応的tekiōtekiadaptivena-adjective

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