JLPT N3 · な-adjective

器用 (kiyou)

器用 (きよう, kiyou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “skillful; skilful”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きよう
Romaji: kiyou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

skillful; skilful; adroit; dexterous; dextrous · な-adjective, noun
clever; shrewd; ingenious · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

マックスは手先が器用だ。

Max is clever with his fingers.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 器用

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	器用だ	きようだ kiyouda
Present (polite)	器用です	きようです kiyoudesu
Negative	器用じゃない	きようじゃない kiyoujanai
Past	器用だった	きようだった kiyoudatta
Negative past	器用じゃなかった	きようじゃなかった kiyoujanakatta
Te-form	器用で	きようで kiyoude
Before a noun	器用な	きような kiyouna
Adverb (~ni)	器用に	きように kiyouni

Kanji in 器用

器

utensil, vessel, receptacleキ・うつわ · 15 strokes

用

utilize, business, serviceヨウ・もち.いる · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 器用.

楽器がっきmusical instrument器械きかいmachine容器ようきcontainer器官きかんorgan計器けいきmeter武器ぶきweapon磁器じきporcelain器具きぐutensil食器しょっきtableware受話器じゅわき(telephone) receiver器きdevice器うつわbowl陶器とうきpottery兵器へいきarms

Source: JMdict entry 1218960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.