How do you read 上手?

上手 is read じょうず (jouzu), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

How is 上手 used in a sentence?

彼女はギターが上手です。 — She is good at guitar.

How do you write 上手 in romaji?

上手 is written jouzu in romaji, also spelled jozu.

上手じょうず

Q: What JLPT level is 上手?

上手 is a JLPT N5 word (beginner).

じょうず · jouzu (also spelled jozu)

JLPT N5 › i-adjective ★ Studied by 3 learners

Skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever

flattery
upper part
upper stream, upper course of a river
right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV)
skillful (in comparisons), dexterity

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Odaka

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Example sentences

彼女はギターが上手です。

かのじょはぎたーがじょうずです。

She is good at guitar.

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私は運転が上手です。

わたしはうんてんがじょうずです。

I am good at driving.

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母は料理が上手です。

はははりょうりがじょうずです。

My mother is good at cooking.

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日本語が上手になりたいです。

にほんごがじょうずになりたいです。

I want to become good at Japanese.

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上Above, Up 音じょう・しょう訓うえ・-うえ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes 手Hand 音しゅ・ず訓て・て- JLPT N4 · 4 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

上じょうfirst volume; superior quality; governmental 上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing 真上まうえjust above, right overhead 手てhand 手数てすうtrouble, labor, handling 入手にゅうしゅobtaining, coming to hand 手近てぢかnear, handy, familiar ～手～しゅ~ player, person who does ~

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What does 上手 mean?

Skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever. It can also mean: flattery; upper part; upper stream, upper course of a river.

How do you pronounce 上手?

じょうず (jouzu). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 上手?

JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.

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