Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    the right person in the right place

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    適材適所。あいつはコンピューターをいじくっていた方が生き生きしているよな。
    He's definitely the right guy for the job. Let him fiddle with a computer and he perks right up.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable

Kun
かな.う
On
テキ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
670 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-11, 3-2-11SKIP code
2q11.3The Kanji Dictionary
3030.2Four corner code
449deroo
9069Unicode hex code
1-37-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4738Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6107New Nelson (John Haig)
3160New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3918Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2020Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2726Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
441Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
473Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
663A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2240Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
453Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39076PMorohashi
755A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
415Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
679sakade
966Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
778henshall3
799Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
657Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
718Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
448Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4, kuo4Pinyin reading
jeog, cheogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent

On
ザイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
565 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Used in names as

さい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-3SKIP code
4a3.7The Kanji Dictionary
4490.0Four corner code
1847deroo
6750Unicode hex code
1-26-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2189Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2561New Nelson (John Haig)
836New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1031Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
560Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
740Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
683Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
738Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
590A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
420Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
284Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14463Morohashi
485A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
552Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
561Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
403sakade
619Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
511henshall3
481Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
740Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1071Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
690Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cai2Pinyin reading
jaeKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

place, extent

Kun
ところ-ところどころとこ
On
ショ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
221 of 2500
Radical
door
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4m4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7222.1, 3222.1Four corner code
3054deroo
6240Unicode hex code
1-29-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1821Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2054New Nelson (John Haig)
851New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
568Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1127Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1208Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
107A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11715XMorohashi
312A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
153Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
153Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246sakade
177Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
328henshall3
305Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
129crowley
149Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
843Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1137Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
suo3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level