〜が上手 / 〜が下手
N5〜がじょうず / 〜がへた ga jouzu / ga heta
good at; bad at
Formation
Noun + が上手 / Noun + が下手
Chinese meanings
擅长;不擅长
Chinese formation
名词+が上手/が下手
Chinese usage
表示在某项技能方面擅长或不擅长。
Chinese notes
上手和下手是な形容词;称自己上手可能显得自夸。
Examples
- 姉はピアノが上手です。My older sister is good at the piano.姐姐擅长弹钢琴。
- 私は歌が下手です。I'm bad at singing.我不擅长唱歌。
- マイクさんは日本語が上手ですね。Mike, your Japanese is really good.迈克,你日语说得真好。
Notes
Mostly used about other people; calling yourself 上手 can sound like bragging. Both are な-adjectives: 料理が上手な人.
#ability
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ga-jouzu-ga-heta');
{
"id": "ga-jouzu-ga-heta",
"pattern": "〜が上手 / 〜が下手",
"reading": "〜がじょうず / 〜がへた",
"romaji": "ga jouzu / ga heta",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "good at; bad at",
"formation": "Noun + が上手 / Noun + が下手",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "姉はピアノが上手です。",
"furigana": "{姉|あね}はピアノが{上手|じょうず}です。",
"en": "My older sister is good at the piano."
},
{
"ja": "私は歌が下手です。",
"furigana": "{私|わたし}は{歌|うた}が{下手|へた}です。",
"en": "I'm bad at singing."
},
{
"ja": "マイクさんは日本語が上手ですね。",
"furigana": "マイクさんは{日本語|にほんご}が{上手|じょうず}ですね。",
"en": "Mike, your Japanese is really good."
}
],
"tags": [
"ability"
],
"notes": "Mostly used about other people; calling yourself 上手 can sound like bragging. Both are な-adjectives: 料理が上手な人.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "7f0d99f60e9ee396d320bdd612051decd5dec7205c76864833ee3030658c486a",
"meanings": [
"擅长",
"不擅长"
],
"formation": "名词+が上手/が下手",
"explanation": "表示在某项技能方面擅长或不擅长。",
"notes": "上手和下手是な形容词;称自己上手可能显得自夸。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "姉はピアノが上手です。",
"zh": "姐姐擅长弹钢琴。"
},
{
"ja": "私は歌が下手です。",
"zh": "我不擅长唱歌。"
},
{
"ja": "マイクさんは日本語が上手ですね。",
"zh": "迈克,你日语说得真好。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#ga-jouzu-ga-heta",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "3b0133311b9323cae9ca15e2283691b30e75627c874a73faccff3093c81e9900"
}
}