手 際(てぎわ)よい

てぎわよい

i-adjective

efficient; skillful; deft

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	手際(てぎわ)よい	手際(てぎわ)よくない
Past	手際(てぎわ)よかった	手際(てぎわ)よくなかった
て form	手際(てぎわ)よくて	手際(てぎわ)よくなくて
Adverbial	手際(てぎわ)よく	—
Conditional ば	手際(てぎわ)よければ	手際(てぎわ)よくなければ
Conditional たら	手際(てぎわ)よかったら	手際(てぎわ)よくなかったら

1. efficient; skillful; deft

Performing tasks quickly and smoothly with good technique. Describes someone who handles work or tasks with admirable skill.

手際(てぎわ)よく料理(りょうり)を作(つく)った。

She cooked efficiently.

彼(かれ)の手際(てぎわ)よい仕事(しごと)ぶりに感心(かんしん)した。

I was impressed by how efficiently he worked.

新人(しんじん)なのに手際(てぎわ)よく対応(たいおう)できるのは素晴(すば)らしい。

It's impressive that she can handle things so deftly even though she's new.

Usage

手際(てぎわ)よい is often used in the adverbial form 手際(てぎわ)よく. The noun 手際(てぎわ) alone means "skill" or "performance." The negative form 手際(てぎわ)が悪(わる)い means clumsy or inefficient.

Common collocations

手際(てぎわ)よく片付(かたづ)ける (to tidy up efficiently)
手際(てぎわ)よく進(すす)める (to proceed smoothly)
手際(てぎわ)のいい人(ひと) (a deft person)

Forms

手際(てぎわ)のいい and 手際(てぎわ)がいい are also commonly used with the same meaning.

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Added 2026.3.10 9:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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