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八丁 (hatchou) Japanese meaning: skillfulness | Kotomora
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、
交こう
渉しょう
も
実じつ
務む
も
任まか
せ
られる
。
She is skilled both in speech and in action, so she can be trusted with negotiations and practical work.
I was careful not to be taken in by his slick, skillful talk.
Kanji 八 eight, eight radical (no. 12) 挺 bravely volunteer, counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws Related words 上手 is the common, general word for being skilled at something, while 八丁 is a much more limited, idiomatic term seen mainly in set phrases like 口八丁手八丁.
器用 usually describes being dexterous or handy, while 八丁 specifically points to verbal or practical skillfulness within fixed expressions.
Word family smooth talker; glib; eloquent
eloquence; cleverness in speaking
hatcho miso; dark miso from Aichi
Written forms 八はっ 丁ちょう Usage 100%
High-priority spelling for this word; often encountered inside idiomatic expressions such as 口八丁手八丁.
八はっ 挺ちょう
Attested alternate spelling, but much less practical for learners; in other contexts it may be read literally as a count of eight long objects or tools.
Etymology The written form combines 八, 'eight,' with 丁 or the variant 挺, but the exact historical development of the meaning 'skillfulness' is uncertain. The spelling is conventionally associated with idiomatic uses such as 口八丁手八丁.
the hardest part; the most trying stage
