適任|てきにんtekinin[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivecompetent; suitable; qualified
   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.

• SynonymもってこいCasualSet phrase meaning just right or ideal; colloquial, can describe people or things, and carries enthusiasm.
• Synonym適したてきしたNeutralSuited to a purpose or use; stresses fitness for the purpose, not specifically a person filling a post.
• Related適当てきとうNeutralAppropriate or proper, but colloquially also sloppy or half-hearted — the meaning cuts both ways; 「適任」 is specifically a person suited to and capable of the job.
• Related似つかわしいにつかわしいNeutralFitting and becoming; stresses matching in character or status, not ability.
• Related相応そうおうNeutralBefitting, as in 「年齢相応」; stresses being proportionate — matching in degree.
• Related適正てきせいNeutralProper and reasonable, as in 「適正価格」 or 「適正な人選」; stresses meeting a standard, while 「適任」 stresses a person being able to do the job.
• Related順当じゅんとうNeutralNatural and to be expected, as in 「順当な結果」; stresses that the outcome is predictable.
• Related妥当だとうNeutralValid and reasonable, as in 「妥当な判断」; stresses that a judgment or decision is sound.
• RelatedふさわしいNeutralSuitable, fitting; common in everyday use and said of people or things alike.
• Related適合てきごうNeutralConformity or compatibility — fitting conditions or specifications; can describe a candidate meeting the requirements, while 「適任」 stresses being able to do the job.
• Related適切てきせつNeutralAppropriate, as in 「適切な対応」; stresses handling a matter well, not specifically the choice of person.
• RelatedしかるべきWrittenPre-noun word meaning proper or due, as in 「然るべき人物」; written/formal prose, stressing what ought to be the case.
• Relatedそれ相応それそうおうNeutralAppropriate to the situation; stresses matching in degree or level, not specifically holding a post.
• Related至当しとうWrittenPerfectly proper or just; written/formal prose and rather rare, stressing rightness.
• Antonym失格しっかくNeutralAntonym: losing one's qualification, being unfit for the role; the opposite of being competent.
• Antonym不適任ふてきにんNeutralAntonym: unfit for the role, not competent; the direct opposite of 「適任」.

Use 「適任」 for a person who matches a job or task and can handle it, as in 「彼が適任だ」 or 「適任者」. For general appropriateness pick 「適切」, for suitability 「相応しい」, for a perfect match 「打ってつけ」; the antonym is 「不適任」.

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1. その任務にんむに適てきしていること。
2. その人ひとの才能さいのう、素質そしつにあった任務にんむ。