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上手い
umai
Description
「上手い」は、何かをするのがとても上手だという意味です。
"上手い" means being very good at doing something.
食べ物がおいしい時にも「上手い」を使うことがあります。
"上手い" is also used when food tastes good.
Meanings
上手いumai
skilled; good at doing something
彼は歌がとても上手いです。
He is very good at singing.
上手いumai
tasty; delicious (informal)
このラーメンは本当に上手い。
This ramen is really delicious.
上手いumai
convenient; advantageous; going well
そんな上手い話はないよ。
There's no such thing as a story that good.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
上手い is casual; 上手（じょうず）is more formal for skill, while 美味しい is politer for tasty food.
- Etymology
often written in kana as うまい; 上手い for skill, 美味い for taste, but both read umai.
In videos
“いや、あなたが考えているような、そんな日本語が上手い人ではないんです。”
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