相応

そうおう
JLPT:N1
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1Being appropriate or suitable for something or someone; fitting or proper for the situation (often formal or written).

Na-AdjectiveNoun Taking 'の'NounGroup 3 VerbIntransitive Verb

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経験に相応した地位と給料が必要だ。

A position and salary appropriate to one's experience are necessary.

年齢に相応の服装を選んだほうがいい。

It's better to choose clothes appropriate for your age.

その賞は彼女の功績に相応しいものだ。

That award is fitting for her achievements.

2In Buddhism, a technical term meaning conjoining or association of phenomena (corresponding to the Sanskrit samprayukta).

NounGroup 3 VerbIntransitive VerbBuddhism

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その論文は仏教哲学における相応の概念を詳しく説明している。

That paper explains in detail the concept of 'sōō' (conjoining) in Buddhist philosophy.

仏典では、相応は現象の結びつきを示す語として用いられる。

In Buddhist scriptures, 'sōō' is used as a term indicating the linking of phenomena.

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