also: ようりょうのよい
要領のいい · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 要領のいい | 要領のよくない |
| Polite | 要領のいいです | 要領のよくないですalso 要領のよくありません |
| Past polite | 要領のよかったです | 要領のよくなかったですalso 要領のよくありませんでした |
| Past | 要領のよかった | 要領のよくなかった |
| Te-form | 要領のよくて | 要領のよくなくて |
| Adverbial | 要領のよく | |
| Conditional | 要領のよければ | 要領のよくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 要領のよかったら | 要領のよくなかったら |
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
know-how; adept at handling things; good at getting things done efficiently
Describes a person who is practical, resourceful, and knows the knack of doing things smoothly. Often implies street-smart efficiency rather than just book-smarts.
He's a resourceful person who picks up any task quickly.
要領のいいやり方で、短時間で終わらせた。
She finished it in a short time by doing it in an efficient, know-how way.
手際がいい emphasizes skillful, neat handling of a task, while 要領のいい focuses more on knowing the efficient way or the trick to get things done.
Standard kanji spelling with the colloquial いい ending.
More formal or written variant using 良い and the reading よい.
Kana-ending variant of the formal form; less common than 要領の良い.
Phrase composed of 要領 (knack, essential point) + の (possessive particle) + いい (good). The combination literally means 'having a good knack'.