適材適所 てきざいてきしょ Meanings Expression, Noun the right person in the right place Kanji 適 suitable. Read as テキ. 材 material. Read as ザイ. 所 place. Read as ショ. Example sentences 彼こそ適材適所であることが私の頭に浮かばなかった。It never occurred to me that he was the right man in the right place. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists