Vocab Info
N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
器用nimble-fingered, dexterous, dextrous, skillful (with the fingers), skilful, handy, clever, shrewd, ingenious
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1.
skillful, skilful, adroit, dexterous, dextrous, deft, nimble, handy
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2.
clever, shrewd, ingenious
All Forms
器用 【きよう】
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手先が器用な人は裁縫をするのが上手です。
People who are skilled with their hands tend to be great at sewing.
器用に箸を使っているサルを見て驚きました。
I was amazed to see a monkey deftly using chopsticks.
彼はとても器用だから、マルチタスクも出来るだろう。
He's really clever, so multitasking probably comes easy to him.
世渡りが器用なあの社員は、誰よりも早く役員の地位まで上り詰めるだろう。
That shrewd employee will probably make it to an executive position faster than anyone else.
器用な手先を活かそうとしてピアノを習ってみたが、僕には向いていなかった。
I tried learning piano to make use of my nimble fingers, but it just wasn't for me.
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