Meaning of 上手くいかない in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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上手くいかない, うまく行かない, 上手く行かない, 旨く行かない, 旨くいかない
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Kana Readingうまくいかない
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Romajiumakuikanai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- unsuccessful; going badly
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Example Sentences
上手くいかない, うまく行かない, 上手く行かない, 旨く行かない, 旨くいかない, うまくいかない used in context
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I tried to take care with the shadows, but it just doesn't go very well.
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She made an effort at joking but it fell quite flat.
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She blames me for the fact that our married life isn't going well.
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Their married life did not run smoothly.
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I do not think their plan will work out.
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彼は自分のオフィスで働いている人に威張り散らそうとしたがうまくいかなかった。
He tried unsuccessfully to domineer over his office workers.
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Kanji found in this word
delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert
On: シ
Kun: むね, うま.い
6 strokes
above, up
On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す
3 strokes
going, journey
On: コウ, ギョウ, アン
Kun: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう
6 strokes
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