How to say "qualified" in Japanese

• 適格てきかくCommon
  na-adjective, nounFor 'qualified' meaning that a person or organization meets the necessary requirements or standards — eligible and competent. The emphasis is on objective fitness under set criteria rather than on being suited to one particular role.
• 適任てきにんCommon
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveCovers 'qualified' as in being the right person for a particular job or role — the one whose abilities fit that position. Think 'the best-qualified candidate for the post' rather than formal eligibility.
  大統領だいとうりょうには彼かれが適任てきにんだ。↗

  He's eligible for the presidency.
• 条件付きじょうけんつきCommon
  no-adjectiveThis is 'qualified' in a different sense: hedged or limited, as in qualified approval — support given with reservations attached. It never means having credentials, so it is not the word for the other senses.
  たとえ条件じょうけん付つきの妥協だきょう策さくだとしても、何なんも決きめないよりはましだ。↗

  A watered down compromise resolution is better than none at all.

Use 適格 for meeting formal requirements or eligibility, 適任 for being the right person for a particular role, and 「条件付き」 for 'qualified' in the sense of approval or agreement given with reservations.

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• 適格てきかくeligible
• 適任てきにんcompetent
• 条件付きじょうけんつきconditional
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• 一人前いちにんまえfully fledged
• 一丁前いっちょうまえfully fledged
• いっちょまえfully fledged