How to say skillful in Japanese

JLPTN5

上手^★【じょうずjouzu・じょうてjoute^obs.・じょうしゅjoushu^obs.】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever Antonym: 下手【へた】

noun:

flattery

Example Sentences

彼kare はha 生徒seito をwo 教えるoshieru 事koto にni 妙myou をwo えているeteiru。: He is skillful in teaching pupils.
彼kare はha これまでにkoremadeni いなかったinakatta ほどhodo のno 腕前udemae のno 外科医gekai だda。: He is as skillful a surgeon as ever lived.
長くnagaku 練習renshuu したshita おかげでokagede 彼kare はha 熟達jukutatsu したshita。: By means of long practice, became skillful.
長くnagaku 練習renshuu したshita おかげでokagede 彼kare はha とてもtotemo 熟達jukutatsu したshita。: By dint of long practice he became most skillful.
巧みなtakumina 経営keiei でde 事業jigyou はha 成功seikou したshita。: Skillful management made a success of the business.

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