Being appropriate or suitable for something or someone; fitting or proper for the situation (often formal or written).
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.
In Buddhism, a technical term meaning conjoining or association of phenomena (corresponding to the Sanskrit samprayukta).
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.