Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “うまい”

上手い

うまい

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate

Example sentence

She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

上
On
じょう;しょう;しゃん
Kun
うえ;-うえ;うわ-;かみ;あ.げる;-あ.げる;あ.がる;-あ.がる;あ.がり;-あ.がり;のぼ.る;のぼ.り;のぼ.せる;のぼ.す;たてまつ.る
Stroke count
3

・above

・up

1 2 3
手
On
しゅ;ず
Kun
て;て-;-て;た-
Stroke count
4

・hand

1 2 3 4

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Related words to 上手い

35 related words

上手い

うまい

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delicious;tasty;good;nice

上手い

うまい

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good (deal, idea, etc.);profitable;promising;lucky;fortunate;successful;satisfactory;splendid

美味い

うまい

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skillful;skilful;skilled;good;expert;clever (expression, trick, etc.);apt;appropriate

美味い

うまい

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delicious;tasty;good;nice

美味い

うまい

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good (deal, idea, etc.);profitable;promising;lucky;fortunate;successful;satisfactory;splendid

旨い

うまい

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skillful;skilful;skilled;good;expert;clever (expression, trick, etc.);apt;appropriate

旨い

うまい

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delicious;tasty;good;nice

旨い

うまい

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good (deal, idea, etc.);profitable;promising;lucky;fortunate;successful;satisfactory;splendid

巧い

うまい

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skillful;skilful;skilled;good;expert;clever (expression, trick, etc.);apt;appropriate

巧い

うまい

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delicious;tasty;good;nice

巧い

うまい

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good (deal, idea, etc.);profitable;promising;lucky;fortunate;successful;satisfactory;splendid

うまいこと

うまいこと

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successfully;nicely;skillfully

うまい具合に

うまいぐあいに

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luckily;happily

うまい棒

うまいぼう

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Umaibo (small, puffed, cylindrical corn snack) (trademark)

うまい汁

うまいしる

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the lion's share;the cream

うまい汁を吸う

うまいしるをすう

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to be onto a good thing;to make money without working;to line one's pockets

うまい菜

うまいな

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Swiss chard

うまい話

うまいはなし

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds);too-good-to-be-true stories

うまい話には裏がある

うまいはなしにはうらがある

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if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is;there's a flip side to every coin

馬軍

うまいくさ

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cavalry

馬医者

うまいしゃ

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horse doctor;horse veterinarian

馬市

うまいち

→

horse market

馬軍

うまいくさ

→

cavalry battle

上手い具合に

うまいぐあいに

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luckily;happily

旨い汁

うまいしる

→

the lion's share;the cream

旨い汁を吸う

うまいしるをすう

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to be onto a good thing;to make money without working;to line one's pockets

甘い話

うまいはなし

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds);too-good-to-be-true stories

旨い話

うまいはなし

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds);too-good-to-be-true stories

美味い話

うまいはなし

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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds);too-good-to-be-true stories

甘い

うまい

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skillful;skilful;skilled;good;expert;clever (expression, trick, etc.);apt;appropriate

甘い

うまい

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delicious;tasty;good;nice

甘い

うまい

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good (deal, idea, etc.);profitable;promising;lucky;fortunate;successful;satisfactory;splendid

美い

うまい

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skillful;skilful;skilled;good;expert;clever (expression, trick, etc.);apt;appropriate

美い

うまい

→

delicious;tasty;good;nice

美い

うまい

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good (deal, idea, etc.);profitable;promising;lucky;fortunate;successful;satisfactory;splendid