実力本位 じつりょくほんい Meanings Noun, の-adjective the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based Kanji 実 real. Read as ジツ. 力 power. Read as リョク. 本 origin. Read as ホン. 位 rank. Read as イ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists