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jouzu

上じょう手ずjouzu
good (at); skillful
jouzu
From Lesson 61:Conjugating な-adjectives·Japanese

Usages of jouzu

私わたし　は　上じょう手ず　でした。watashi wa jouzu deshita.
I was good.
箸はし　で　食たべるの　が　余あまり　上じょう手ず　じゃ　ない。hashi de taberuno ga amari jouzu ja nai.
(I)'m not very good at eating with chopsticks.
彼かの女じょ　は　料りょう理りするの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kanojo wa ryourisuruno ga jouzu desu.
(My) girlfriend is good at cooking.
頭あたま　が　いい　ので　勉べん強きょうするの　が　上じょう手ず　だ。atama ga ii node benkyousuruno ga jouzu da.
(He)'s clever, so he's good at studying.
上じょう手ずに　発はっ表ぴょうする　人ひと　は　どんな　人ひと　かな。jouzuni happyousuru hito wa donna hito kana.
I wonder what kind of person is good at presenting?
毎まい日にち　サッカー　を　する　ので　とても　上じょう手ず　です。mainichi sakkaa o suru node totemo jouzu desu.
They're really good because they play soccer everyday.
彼かの女じょ　は　テニス　や　泳およぐの　が　上じょう手ず。kanojo wa tenisu ya oyoguno ga jouzu.
She's good at tennis and swimming (among other things).
彼かれ　は　日に本ほん語ご　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare wa nihongo ga jouzu desu.
He is good at Japanese.
彼かれ　は　日に本ほん語ご　を　話はなすの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare wa nihongo o hanasuno ga jouzu desu.
He is good at speaking Japanese.
はし　の　使つかい方かた　が　上じょう手ず　です。hashi no tsukaikata ga jouzu desu.
You're good at using chopsticks. (The way you use chopsticks is good)
彼かの女じょ　は　馬うま　に　乗のるの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kanojo wa uma ni noruno ga jouzu desu.
She is good at riding a horse.
彼かれ　は　トランペット　を　吹ふくの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare wa toranpetto o fukuno ga jouzu desu.
He is good at playing the trumpet.
上じょう手ずに　発はっ表ぴょうする　人ひとjouzuni happyousuru hito
person who presents well / person who is good at presenting
その　ケーキ　の　作つくり　は　上じょう手ず　だ。sono keeki no tsukuri wa jouzu da.
The making of that cake is skillful.
彼かの女じょ　は　メイク　が　上じょう手ず　だ。kanojo wa meiku ga jouzu da.
She is good at doing makeup.
彼かれ　は　体からだ　が　丈じょう夫ぶな　ので、　病びょう気き　に　ならない。kare wa karada ga joubuna node, byouki ni naranai.
He has a strong constitution, so he won't become ill.
彼かれ　は　弓ゆみ　を　引ひくの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare wa yumi o hikuno ga jouzu desu.
He is good at drawing a bow.
彼かの女じょ　は　泳およぎ　を　教おしえるの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kanojo wa oyogi o oshieruno ga jouzu desu.
She is good at teaching swimming.
彼かれ　の　作さく文ぶん　は　とても　上じょう手ず　です。kare no sakubun wa totemo jouzu desu.
His composition is very good.
英えい語ご　を　上じょう手ずに　話はなす　ため　に　毎まい日にち　練れん習しゅうします。eigo o jouzuni hanasu tame ni mainichi renshuushimasu.
I practice every day in order to speak English well.
勉べん強きょうすれば、　上じょう手ず　に　なります。benkyousureba, jouzu ni narimasu.
If you study, you will become skillful.

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasitaHepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita