Vocab Info

N1 Expression, い-adjective (良い)

腕(うで)が良(よ)いable, skilled

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression, い-adjective (良い)

      1. 1.

        skilled, skillful, skilful, competent, capable, good

        Antonyms:

    All Forms

    腕がいい 【うでがいい】、腕が良い 【うでがいい】、腕が良い 【うでがよい】、腕がよい 【うでがよい】

    Details

      • う

      • で

      • が

      • よ

      • い

    Examples

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    • 料理(りょうり)の腕(うで)が良(よ)い彼(かれ)はシェフになるべきだ。

      He, who is skilled at cooking, should become a chef.

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    • 僕(ぼく)は絵(え)を描(か)く腕(うで)が良(よ)いから、書道(しょどう)家(か)になった。

      I became a calligrapher because I am skilled at drawing pictures.

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    • 掃除(そうじ)の腕(うで)が良(よ)い彼女(かのじょ)は家政(かせい)婦(ふ)の仕事(しごと)に向(む)いています。

      She is skilled at cleaning, making her suitable for a housekeeping job.

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    • シェフ：「どんなに腕(うで)が良(よ)い料理(りょうり)人(にん)と対決(たいけつ)しても、絶対(ぜったい)に負(ま)けません。」

      Chef: 'No matter how skilled a cook I face, I will never lose.'

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    • 腕(うで)が良(よ)い人(ひと)は腕(うで)が良(よ)くなるまで必死(ひっし)に練習(れんしゅう)や特訓(とっくん)を積(つ)み重(かさ)ねてきた人(ひと)だ。

      An able person is someone who has desperately accumulated practice and intensive training until they became skilled.

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