Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

得意(とくい)triumph, prosperity, pride, one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty, frequent customer (client, etc.)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

      1.

      satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation

    2. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), No-adjective

      2.

      one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty

    3. Noun

      3.

      regular customer, regular client, patron

    All Forms

    得意 【とくい】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)(あね)はバイオリンを演奏(えんそう)するのがとても得意(とくい)です。

      My sister is very good at playing the violin.

      • N4

      あなたが一番(いちばん)得意(とくい)なボールを使(つか)ったスポーツは(なに)

      Which sport that uses a ball are you best at?

      • N4

      (むすめ)得意(とくい)表情(ひょうじょう)()かべて()()(たか)くまで()()げている。

      My daughter is stacking the blocks up high with a look of pride on her face.

      • N4

      明後日(あさって)までにお得意(とくい)さんのところまで()って集金(しゅうきん)をする必要(ひつよう)があります。

      We need to go to our regular clients and collect the money by the day after tomorrow.

      • N3

      (とお)(はな)れた(ところ)()(はは)得意(とくい)料理(りょうり)であったオムライスをまた()べたいと(おも)っている。

      I would love to eat omelette rice again, which was my mother's specialty, who lives far away.

      • N3
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