得意
とくい · tokui
Satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation
- one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty
- regular customer, regular client, patron
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falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
百メートル走が得意な子は、毎年リレーの選手に選ばれる。
ひゃくめーとるそうがとくいなこは、まいとしりれーのせんしゅにえらばれる。
Kids who are good at the 100-meter dash are chosen for the relay every year.
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彼女は料理を作るのが得意だ。
かのじょはりょうりをつくるのがとくいだ。
She is good at cooking.
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彼女は料理が得意で、よく友人を招いて夕食を振る舞う。
かのじょはりょうりがとくいで、よくゆうじんをまねてゆうしょくをふるまう。
She is good at cooking and often invites friends over for dinner.
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彼女は料理が得意で、よく友達を家に招く。
かのじょはりょうりがとくいで、よくともだちをいえにまねく。
She is good at cooking and often invites friends over.
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What does 得意 mean?
Satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation. It can also mean: one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty; regular customer, regular client, patron.
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とくい (tokui). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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