Vocabulary

What does 適材適所 (てきざいてきしょ) mean?

適材適所 (てきざいてきしょ) means the right person in the right place; assigning people to roles that match their strengths.

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the right person in the right place; assigning people to roles that match their strengths

Example sentences

  • By placing the right person in the right job to make the most of each member’s strengths, the team’s productivity rose.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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