1.
to be skilled at; to excel in
To have a high level of ability or expertise in a particular field or skill. Almost always used in the form に長けている to describe someone's proficiency.
彼は交渉に長けている。
He is skilled at negotiation.
言葉の扱いに長けた作家だ。
She is a writer skilled in the use of language.
あの会社にはITに長けた人材が多く集まっている。
That company has gathered many people who excel in IT.
Almost exclusively used in the pattern ～に長けている. Rarely seen in other conjugated forms. Describes a developed, practical competence rather than innate talent.
PATTERN:
- ～に長けている (to be skilled at ~)
- ～に長けた + noun (skilled at ~ [modifier])
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 交渉に長けている (skilled at negotiation)
- 技術に長けている (skilled in technology)
- 弁舌に長けている (skilled in speech/rhetoric)