適材適所

Japanese
Kanji in this term
適 材 適 所
てき
Grade: 5		 ざい
Grade: 4		 てき
Grade: 5		 しょ
Grade: 3
kan’yōon goon kan’yōon goon

Etymology

Compound of 適(てき)材(ざい) (tekizai, “suitable person”) + 適(てき)所(しょ) (tekisho, “suitable place”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てきざいて​きしょ [tèkízáí téꜜkìshò] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [te̞kʲiza̠i te̞kʲiɕo̞]

Noun

適(てき)材(ざい)適(てき)所(しょ) • (tekizai tekisho) 

  1. the right person in the right place, horses for courses (literally, “suitable person, suitable place”)

References
  1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
適材適所

Noun

適材適所 • (jeokjaejeokso) (hangeul 적재적소)

  1. Hanja form? of 적재적소 (“using the right person in the right place”).
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