good at; skillful

Kanji in this word

• 上 above, up
• 手 hand

Example sentences

• 上手じょうずに歌うたえた。

  Jouzu ni utae ta.

  I sang well.

• 上手うまくいかない？

  Umaku ika nai?

  Doesn't it work?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Related words · share a kanji

• 上 above; on top
• 上着 jacket; outerwear
• 上げる to give; to raise
• 屋上 rooftop
• 差し上げる to give (humble)
• 召し上がる to eat, to drink (honorific)