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巧み (たくみ, takumi) Japanese meaning: skillful | Kotomora
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彼かの
女じょ
は
巧たく
み
な
話わ
術じゅつ
で
観かん
客きゃく
を
引ひ
き
込こ
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だ
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She drew the audience in with her skillful way of speaking.
He cleverly chose his words and avoided responsibility.
Usage patterns 巧たく みな 〈 物もの 〉 skillful/adroit ~ (speech, technique, plan, etc.)
He drew in customers with his skillful way of talking.
巧たく みに 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do ~ skillfully/cleverly
She skillfully dodged the question.
巧たく みを 凝こ らす to employ great ingenuity/craftsmanship
This garden is built with great ingenuity.
Kanji 巧 adroit, skilled, ingenuity Related words· 9 上手 is the broad, everyday word for being good at something, while 巧み sounds more refined and focuses on skillful execution or handling.
巧妙 often describes something elaborately or cleverly devised and can lean toward cunning or trickery, whereas 巧み is also used for plainly admirable skill.
器用 emphasizes physical dexterity or being handy at tasks, while 巧み emphasizes the quality of technique, expression, or design itself.
巧み describes general skillfulness or dexterity, while 手際良く specifically praises smooth, efficient execution of a task.
Show 5 more 巧み emphasizes technical skillfulness or dexterity, while 冴え suggests a brilliant, almost inspired sharpness in that skill.
巧み is a more literary adjective for dexterous or clever skill, whereas 腕がいい is the everyday phrase used to praise a craftsman's or professional's ability.
巧み focuses on technical dexterity or cleverness, while 鮮やか adds a visual, dazzling quality to the impression of skill.
巧み is more flexible for describing skillful methods, techniques, or wording, while 巧者 more readily labels a skilled person or their adeptness.
Opposites 下手 means clumsy or unskillful, the direct opposite of 巧み's sense of skillful, adroit handling.
巧み describes skillful, adept execution, the direct opposite of the clumsy, poorly done quality expressed by 拙劣.
巧み means skillful or masterful, the direct opposite of the clumsiness or immaturity implied by 稚拙.
Written forms 巧たく み Usage 87%
Standard kanji spelling; this is the only written form and has high priority.
たくみ Usage 13%
Etymology The spelling uses 巧, a kanji associated with skill and cleverness. The historical derivation of the Japanese reading たくみ is not specified, so no precise origin is assumed here.
巧み highlights skillful, deft technique or execution, while 堪能 describes overall mastery or fluency in a field.
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巧み describes skillful, deft execution, the opposite of the clumsiness described by 拙い.
