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適材適所

Reading

Kana: てきざいてきしょ
Romaji: tekizaitekisho
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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the right person in the right place

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Readings: テキ、 かな.う
Meanings: suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
Reading: ザイ
Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place

Example Sentences

(かれ)こそ適材適所(てきざいてきしょ)という(もの)だ。
➥He is just the man for the job.
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適材適所(てきざいてきしょ)。あいつはコンピューターをいじくっていた(ほう)(いい)()きしているよな。
➥He's definitely the right guy for the job. Let him fiddle with a computer and he perks right up.
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(かれ)こそ適材適所(てきざいてきしょ)であることが(わたし)(あたま)()かばなかった。
➥It never occurred to me that he was the right man in the right place.
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