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. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, 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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