Kanji 妥: gentle, peace, satisfactory, appropriate

Key takeaways

Kanji 妥: gentle, peace, satisfactory, appropriate. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

妥

Meaning

gentlepeacesatisfactoryappropriate

On reading

ダ

Radical

女

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 妥

gentle, peace, satisfactory, appropriate

Kanji structure breakdown

妥

Structure breakdown

⺤ + 女

Mnemonic story

The image of a hand (⺤) reaching down to settle a woman (女) represents bringing a situation to a calm and 'appropriate' state. Remember this kanji through words like compromise (妥協) or validity (妥當), where a balanced middle ground is found.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ダ

妥協だきょう
compromise / concession
妥結だけつ
agreement / settlement / compromise
妥当だとう
appropriate / valid / reasonable

Commonly used words

妥協
だきょう
compromise / concession
妥結
だけつ
agreement / settlement / compromise
妥当
だとう
appropriate / valid / reasonable

Example sentences

Example 1

問題を解決するために妥協した。

Translation

We compromised to solve the problem.

Example 2

彼は自分の意見を妥協しなかった。

Translation

He did not compromise his opinion.

Example 3

契約の内容で妥結した。

Translation

We reached an agreement on the contract terms.

Example 4

労働条件の妥結が早く進んだ。

Translation

The settlement of working conditions proceeded quickly.

Kanji 妥: gentle, peace, satisfactory, appropriate

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

妥協 (だきょう): meaning and examples

妥結 (だけつ): meaning and examples

妥当 (だとう): meaning and examples