世渡(よわた)り上手(じょうず) よわたりじょうず noun, na-adjective socially adept; street-smart personalitysociety 1. socially adept; street-smart; good at getting along in life skilled at navigating social situations and advancing in life through interpersonal savvy 彼(かれ)は世渡(よわた)り上手(じょうず)だ。🔊 He's street-smart. 世渡(よわた)り上手(じょうず)な人(ひと)は出世(しゅっせ)しやすい。🔊 Socially savvy people tend to advance in their careers. 不器用(ぶきよう)な私(わたし)は世渡(よわた)り上手(じょうず)にはなれない。🔊 I'm too clumsy to ever be socially adept. Compounds世渡(よわた)り (getting along in the world) + 上手(じょうず) (skilled at)UsageCan be admiring: "they know how to get ahead"Can be critical: "they're calculating" or "opportunistic"Implies knowing when to flatter, compromise, and networkSimilar words世渡(よわた)り上手(じょうず) ↔ 不器用(ぶきよう) (socially clumsy)世渡(よわた)り上手(じょうず) ↔ 世渡(よわた)り下手(べた) (poor at social navigation)Common patterns~上手(じょうず) pattern (skilled at ~):話(はな)し上手(じょうず) - good at speaking聞(き)き上手(じょうず) - good at listening甘(あま)え上手(じょうず) - good at acting spoiledRelated words要領(ようりょう)がいい - efficient, knows the ropes如才(じょさい)ない - tactful八方美人(はっぽうびじん) - trying to please everyone Related Words Related: 要領(ようりょう)がいい (efficient, knows the ropes) Related: 八方美人(はっぽうびじん) (trying to please everyone) Antonym: 世渡(よわた)り下手(べた) (being bad at getting along in the world) general Added 2026.1.27 17:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 08000/08496_yowatarijouzu