じやうず

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じやうず – see the following entry.

【上手じょうず】

[adjective] skillful, dexterous

[noun] (rare) skill, dexterity

[noun] flattery (from being told how skillful one is, even if one isn't)

[noun] a person with the seventh dan in the games of shogi or go

(This term, じやうず, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above term.)