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得意

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
とくい
Romaji
tokui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    triumph; prosperity
    Example sentence
    彼女は英語を話すのが得意で、兄に勝るとも劣らぬくらいだ。 She is good at speaking English, no less so than her brother.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    pride
    Example sentence
    これが一番得意な分野です。 This is my favourite subject.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty
    Example sentence
    料理は得意です。 I'm a good cook.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    frequent customer (client, etc.)
    Example sentence
    料理が得意ですか。 Are you good at cooking?

Examples of 得意, とくい in a sentence

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