お上手

おじょうず

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective skill; proficiency; dexterity
2. flattery

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
• 手 hand. Read as ズ.

Example sentences

• 奥様はお料理がお上手ですか。
  Is your wife a good cook?
• かけ引きがお上手ですね。
  You would make a good diplomat.
• 日本語がお上手ですね。
  Your Japanese is good.
• 料理がお上手と聞いています。
  I hear you are good at cooking.
• 「ついお宅のバラに見とれてしまってまして。本当に華やかですこと」「まあ、お上手ねえ。それはどうも」
  "I was just admiring your roses. They're absolutely gorgeous." "Oh, I'm flattered. Thank you."

Words containing お上手

• お上手を言う (おじょうずをいう) to flatter

Word lists

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