コツを覚おぼえる

also: こつをおぼえる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

learn the ropes; get the knack

Used when someone acquires the practical skill or know-how for a task, often through experience.

最さい初しょは難むずかしかったけど、やっとコツを覚おぼえた。
It was difficult at first, but I finally got the knack.
先せん輩ぱいに教おしえてもらって、仕し事ごとのコツを覚

おぼ

え

た

。

My senior taught me and I learned the ropes of the job.

Written forms

コツを覚おぼえる
Most common spelling; コツ is usually written in katakana for this meaning.
こつを覚おぼえる
Hiragana variant; less common but still used.
骨こつを覚おぼえる
Ateji spelling using 骨 (bone); rarely used and may be confusing.
こつをおぼえる

Kanji

覚memorize, learn, remember
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Similar words

コツ
コツ is the noun meaning 'knack' or 'trick'; コツを覚える is the verb phrase meaning 'to acquire the knack'.
覚おぼえる
覚える alone means 'to memorize' or 'to learn'; combined with コツを it specifically means learning a practical skill.

Etymology

コツ is a loanword from Dutch 'kunst' (art, skill) via 'kotsu', meaning knack or trick. 覚える is a native Japanese verb meaning 'to remember' or 'to learn'. The phrase literally means 'to learn the knack'.