Kanji
N1 5 strokes Grade 8 freq #1537

adroit, skilled, ingenuity

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

work

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

ingenious; skillful
technique; finesse
elaborate; delicate
cleverness; skill
skill; workmanship
better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
exquisite and elaborate
bold and clever; daring and ingenious
silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)
courteous laughter; forced laughter

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

skillful; adroit
unintentionally; inadvertently
those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
skillful words; deceitful words
natural; artless
better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
being a good listener; good listener
wiles; sinister design

Example sentences

He made his suggestion very tactfully.

I was easily taken in by his smooth talk.

I was easily taken in by his smooth talk.

The cochlea implant is a technically ingenious device.