kanozyo ha zyouzu ni piano wo hikimasu.

It is read:

かのじょ は じょうずに ピアノ を ひきます

More specifically:

• 彼女 = かのじょ
• は = pronounced わ here
• 上手に = じょうずに
• ピアノ = ぴあの
• を = pronounced お
• 弾きます = ひきます

Here, は marks 彼女 as the topic of the sentence.

So the structure is basically:

• As for her, ...
• ... she plays the piano well.

Using は feels natural when you are making a general statement about someone already known in the conversation.

If you used が instead, it would usually put more focus on her as the subject, such as:

• She is the one who plays the piano well.
• or introducing her as new or important information.

So in a neutral sentence like this, 彼女は is very common.

This is one of the first things learners notice.

When は is used as the topic particle, it is pronounced wa, not ha. This is a special historical spelling that Japanese keeps.

So:

• as a normal syllable: は = ha
• as a particle: は = wa

The same kind of thing happens with some other particles too, such as:

• を is written を but pronounced o
• へ as a particle is often pronounced e

上手 is a na-adjective (sometimes also explained as a noun-like adjective).

It means skillful / good at something.

Examples:

• 彼は上手です。 = He is skillful.
• 日本語が上手です。 = Someone is good at Japanese.

In this sentence, though, 上手 is not directly describing a noun. It is describing how she plays, so it becomes adverbial with に.

Because it is modifying the verb 弾きます.

• 上手です = is skillful
• 上手に弾きます = plays skillfully / plays well

For many na-adjectives, you use に when they describe a verb.

So:

• しずか → しずかに
• 上手 → 上手に

This is similar to changing an adjective into an adverb in English:

• good → well
• skillful → skillfully

So 上手に means something like skillfully or well.

They are similar, but not identical.

• ピアノが上手です = is good at piano / is skilled at piano
• ピアノを上手に弾きます = plays the piano well

The first talks more about ability or skill in general.

The second talks about the action itself: the person performs the action of playing in a skillful way.

So:

• ピアノが上手です focuses on overall skill
• ピアノを上手に弾きます focuses on how the person plays

Both are natural, but they are not exactly the same structure.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

Here, the verb is 弾きます (to play an instrument such as piano or guitar), and ピアノ is the thing being played.

So:

• ピアノを弾きます = play the piano

Even though English sometimes thinks of an instrument more like a tool, Japanese treats it as the direct object with this verb.

Compare:

• 本を読みます = read a book
• パンを食べます = eat bread
• ピアノを弾きます = play the piano

Japanese uses different verbs for different kinds of instruments.

For piano, guitar, violin, and similar instruments, the common verb is 弾く（ひく）.

So:

• ピアノを弾く = play the piano
• ギターを弾く = play the guitar
• バイオリンを弾く = play the violin

Other instruments use other verbs, for example:

• 笛を吹く = play a flute
• 太鼓をたたく = play a drum

So 弾きます is the normal verb for playing piano.

弾きます is the polite non-past form of 弾く.

Dictionary form:

• 弾く

Polite form:

• 弾きます

The non-past in Japanese can mean:

• present habitual: she plays
• future: she will play

In this sentence, without extra context, it usually sounds like a habitual present:

• she plays the piano well

It does not specifically mean she is playing right this second. For an action happening right now, Japanese often uses 〜ています.

Japanese word order is more flexible than English, but the verb usually comes at the end.

This sentence is:

• 彼女は = topic
• 上手に = adverb
• ピアノを = object
• 弾きます = verb

You could also say:

• 彼女はピアノを上手に弾きます。

That is also natural.

So the exact placement of 上手に can move a bit, as long as the sentence still sounds natural and the verb stays near the end.

What matters most is the particles:

• は
• を

They show the roles of the words.

Yes. Very often, it would be omitted if the subject is already clear from context.

Japanese frequently leaves out subjects and topics when they are understood.

So in a conversation, you might simply hear:

• 上手にピアノを弾きます。

If everyone already knows who is being talked about, that is completely normal.

This is one reason Japanese can sound less repetitive than English.

Not always.

English uses pronouns like she very often, but Japanese often prefers:

• omitting the subject entirely
• using the person’s name
• using a title or role

So while 彼女 does mean she, it is not always the most natural choice in every real conversation.

Also, depending on context, 彼女 can sometimes mean girlfriend, so context matters.

In a textbook sentence like this, 彼女 is perfectly fine because it clearly shows the grammar.

They are usually added only for learners.

Normal Japanese writing would be:

彼女は上手にピアノを弾きます。

Japanese does not normally put spaces between words the way English does. Textbooks and beginner materials often add spaces to make the structure easier to see.