Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Compound of (てき)(ざい) (tekizai, suitable person) + (てき)(しょ) (tekisho, suitable place).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

(てき)(ざい)(てき)(しょ) (tekizai tekisho

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

References edit

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

適材適所 (jeokjaejeokso) (hangeul 적재적소)

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