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熟練 (じゅくれん, jukuren) Japanese meaning: skill | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 熟練する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 熟じゅく 練れん する 熟じゅく 練れん しない Polite 熟じゅく 練れん します 熟じゅく 練れん しません Past polite 熟じゅく 練れん しました 熟じゅく 練れん しませんでした Past 熟じゅく 練れん した 熟じゅく 練れん しなかった Te-form 熟じゅく 練れん して 熟じゅく 練れん しないで Desire 熟じゅく 練れん したい 熟じゅく 練れん したくない Potential 熟じゅく 練れん できる 熟じゅく 練れん できない Passive 熟じゅく 練れん される 熟じゅく 練れん されない Causative 熟じゅく 練れん させる 熟じゅく 練れん させない Causative passive 熟じゅく 練れん させられる 熟じゅく 練れん させられない Volitional 熟じゅく 練れん しよう Polite volitional 熟じゅく 練れん しましょう Imperative 熟じゅく 練れん しろ 熟じゅく 練れん するな Conditional 熟じゅく 練れん すれば 熟じゅく 練れん しなければ Tara conditional 熟じゅく 練れん したら 熟じゅく 練れん しなかったら
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熟じゅく 練れん し た 職しょく 人にん が 一ひと つ 一ひと つ 手て 作さ 業ぎょう で 仕し 上あ げる 。
A skilled craftsperson finishes each one by hand.
Operating this machine requires proficiency.
Through many years of experience, he has become skilled in this technique.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 熟じゅく 練れん する to become skilled/proficient at something
He became highly skilled at the technique through years of experience.
熟じゅく 練れん した 〈 人ひと 〉 a skilled/experienced person (craftsman, worker, etc.)
A skilled craftsman made that piece of furniture.
Related words 熟練 and 熟達 both describe mastery gained through practice, but 熟達 is more formal/written and stresses the attainment of mastery itself.
習熟 focuses on the process or degree of becoming skilled through practice, while 熟練 emphasizes the resulting expert-level skill.
腕前 is a casual, everyday word for someone's skill or ability, whereas 熟練 sounds more like formally acquired, practiced expertise.
熟練 emphasizes skill and mastery gained through practice, whereas 経験豊富 emphasizes the breadth and volume of experience itself.
Opposites 未熟 means immature or unskilled, the direct opposite of the expert-level proficiency described by 熟練.
熟練 describes being highly skilled and experienced, the opposite of 不慣れ's lack of familiarity.
熟練 describes skilled, experienced mastery, the opposite of 初心's sense of inexperience or beginner status.
Word family skilled worker; skilled labour
unskillfulness; lack of skill; inexperience
unskilled; inexperienced
expert; skilled person; veteran
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 熟, associated with maturity or ripeness, and 練, associated with training or practice. The spelling fits the idea of skill developed through repeated practice.
experienced; skilled; proficient
