How to say "eligible" in Japanese

• 適格てきかくCommon
  na-adjective, nounCovers the general sense of 'eligible' or qualified—meeting the necessary conditions or criteria. This is the common word learners should reach for in most contexts, such as requirements for participation or candidacy.
• 適格であるてきかくである
  nounMeans 'to be eligible', the plain predicative form of 適格 with the copula attached. It is less common as a dictionary-listed expression, but the meaning is the same: fulfilling the stated requirements.

Both 適格 and 「適格である」 render 'eligible' in the sense of meeting requirements; the former is the common choice, while the latter is simply the predicative form and is less frequently encountered.

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• 適格てきかくeligible
• 適格であるてきかくであるeligible