Meaning

Primary

Adept

Alternatives

Skillful, Clever

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

You're so adept! That makes you adept at that thing. Skillful and clever are other ways to do it too.

Reading

うまい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Remember 旨い, which means "delicious"? Remember how it also means "skillful" and "clever"? It's the same with this word, and the reading is the same as well.

Context

Context Sentences

話が巧すぎるぜ。何か企んでるだろ?

It’s too good to be true. What are you scheming?

Kanji Composition