Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: うま.い, たく.み, たく.む · Meanings: adroit, ingenuity, skilled
Kanji for adroit, ingenuity, skilled
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 巧 | こう | skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness | Noun |
| 上手い | うまい | skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 巧み | たくみ | skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう | ingenious, skillful, clever, deft | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 好走 | こうそう | good run, fine running, running well | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 上手く | うまく | skilfully, skillfully, well, aptly, cleverly | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 巧言令色 | こうげんれいしょく | flattery, honeyed words | Noun |
| 巧者 | こうしゃ | cleverness, skill, tact | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 巧拙 | こうせつ | skill, workmanship, dexterity, quality | Noun |
| 旨くやる | うまくやる | to manage something successfully, to be successful | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending |