適度

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 適度 is read as てきど and means “moderate” and “suitable degree”.
• Basic usage: It describes suitable lighting intensity and resting dough for an appropriate amount of time.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 適度な明るさ / 適度に休ませる
  • Use 適度な明るさ attributively and 適度に休ませる adverbially. It means neither excessive nor insufficient.