上手 (じょうず) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

じょうず

上手

NA-A

SKILLFUL, SKILLED, PROFICIENT, GOOD (AT), ADEPT, CLEVER (skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever)

じょう上 • UP

しゅ手 • HAND

If your hand (skill) (手) is a level above (上) the rest, you are very skillful. (Casual)

CONSTITUENT KANJI BREAKDOWN

Kanji Inside 上手 (skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever)

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Kanji 上 (Up) mnemonic tile

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以上 N

いじょう

more than, this is all

上げる V

あげる

上 N

うえ

on top of, upper, upper

上がる V

あがる

to enter; to go up; to rise; to climb up; to advance; to appreciate; to be promoted; to improve; to call on;, to go up, to rise, to climb up, to advance, to appreciate, to be promoted, to improve, to call on, to enter; to go up; to rise; to climb up; to advance; to appreciate; to be promoted; to improve; to call on;

手紙 N

てがみ

手 N

て

手間 N

てま

time, labor, labour, labor

助手 N

じょしゅ

helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor, helpmeet, assistant, tutor