JLPT N4 · い-adjective

うまい (umai)

うまい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “skillful; skilful”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うまい
Romaji: umai
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert · い-adjective · usually written in kana · esp. 上手い, 巧い
delicious; tasty; good; nice · い-adjective · usually written in kana · esp. 旨い, 美味い, 甘い
good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate · い-adjective · usually written in kana · esp. 旨い

Example sentences

彼女はテニスは上手いが、水泳は下手だ。

She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.

Tatoeba #92065

あそこの食べ物はうまいし値段も安いが、地の利が悪いのが難点だね。

That place's food is great, and their prices are good, but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location.

Tatoeba #234387

それはあまりにもうますぎる話だ。

That's too good a story to be true.

Tatoeba #205560

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

Conjugation of うまい

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	うまい	うまい umai
Negative	うまくない	うまくない umakunai
Past	うまかった	うまかった umakatta
Negative past	うまくなかった	うまくなかった umakunakatta
Te-form	うまくて	うまくて umakute
Adverb (~ku)	うまく	うまく umaku
Conditional (~ba)	うまければ	うまければ umakereba

Source: JMdict entry 1310460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.