適任

てきにん

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective competent; suitable; qualified

Kanji

• 適 suitable. Read as テキ.
• 任 entrust. Read as ニン.

Example sentences

• 君こそその仕事に最適任だよ。
  You're the best man for the job.
• 君こそその仕事に最も適任だよ。
  You're the best man for the job.
• その仕事には彼が適任だ。
  He is the proper person for the job.
• その仕事にジョンが適任だとは、私は思わない。
  I don't think John is suited for the job.
• 私の意見では、彼はその仕事に適任だ。
  In my opinion, he's the right man for the job.

Words containing 適任

• 適任者 (てきにんしゃ) suitable person
• 不適任 (ふてきにん) unfitness
• 不適任者 (ふてきにんしゃ) unqualified (incompetent) person

And 1 more.

Word lists

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