JLPT N2 · な-adjective

手ごろ (tegoro)

手ごろ (てごろ, tegoro) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “handy; convenient”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てごろ
Romaji: tegoro
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

handy; convenient · な-adjective, noun
suitable; reasonable; moderate · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

この辞書は大きさが手ごろだ。

This dictionary is handy in size.

Tatoeba #221498

値段が手ごろなら、その車を買いたい。

If the price is reasonable, I want to buy the car.

Tatoeba #127133

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 手ごろ

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	手ごろだ	てごろだ tegoroda
Present (polite)	手ごろです	てごろです tegorodesu
Negative	手ごろじゃない	てごろじゃない tegorojanai
Past	手ごろだった	てごろだった tegorodatta
Negative past	手ごろじゃなかった	てごろじゃなかった tegorojanakatta
Te-form	手ごろで	てごろで tegorode
Before a noun	手ごろな	てごろな tegorona
Adverb (~ni)	手ごろに	てごろに tegoroni

Kanji in 手ごろ

手

handシュ・ズ・て・て- · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 手ごろ.

手てhand切手きってstamp (postage)上手じょうずskillful手紙てがみletter下手へたunskillfulお手洗いおてあらいtoilet手袋てぶくろglove運転手うんてんしゅdriver手伝うてつだうto help手術しゅじゅつsurgery手段しゅだんmeans助手じょしゅassistant相手あいてcompanion握手あくしゅhandshake

Source: JMdict entry 1327660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.