器用(きよう)

きよう
na-adjective
skillful, dexterous, handy
1. skillful, dexterous, handy
Having skill in using one's hands or managing practical tasks.
手(て)が器用(きよう)だ。
Good with one's hands.
器用(きよう)に折(お)り紙(がみ)を作(つく)る。
To make origami skillfully.
彼女(かのじょ)は手先(てさき)が器用(きよう)で、何(なん)でも作(つく)れる。
She's good with her hands and can make anything.
2. clever, versatile
Able to handle many different things well.
器用(きよう)な人(ひと)だ。
A versatile person.
彼(かれ)は器用(きよう)にいろいろな仕事(しごと)をこなす。
He handles various jobs skillfully.
器用貧乏(きようびんぼう)という言葉(ことば)があるように、何(なん)でもできる人(ひと)は、一(ひと)つのことを極(きわ)めにくいこともある。
As the saying 'jack of all trades, master of none' suggests, someone who can do anything may have difficulty mastering one thing.

器用(きよう) describes skill with hands or general capability.

FORMS:

  • 器用(きよう)な (attributive form)
  • 器用(きよう)に (adverb: skillfully)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 手先(てさき)が器用(きよう) (good with one's hands)
  • 器用(きよう)にこなす (to handle skillfully)

ANTONYM:

  • 不器用(ぶきよう) (clumsy, unskillful)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 器用(きよう): handy, dexterous (hands)
  • 上手(じょうず): good at, skilled
  • 巧(たく)み: skillful (craftsmanship)

Related Words

Antonym: 不器用(ぶきよう) (clumsy)
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Added 2026.1.11 15:58 · Revised 2026.3.26 11:00
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