noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. adaptation, accommodation, conformity.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
適応 てきおう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

suitable, occasional, rare
テキ かな.う (5th, N3)
the stalk, the stem, the foot
テキ チャク セキ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
walking radical(⻌) variant
しんにょう
apply, answer, yes
オウ こた.える -ノウ (5th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)