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器用 (きよう): skillful, handy — Japanese vocabulary

器用 is read きよう and means "skillful, handy". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

器用

Reading
きよう · kiyou
Translation
skillful, handy
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
きようが

Example

日本女性は手が器用だということになっている。

にっぽんじょせいはてがきようだということになっている。

Japanese women are believed to be very clever with their hands.

Kanji in this word

  • 器 — Utensil, Vessel, Receptacle
  • 用 — use, business

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