うまい

umai

skillful
delicious
good (e.g. an offer)

い-adjective

Also written 甘い

Chinese meanings

擅长的；好吃的；美妙的（如机会、计划）

Chinese notes

技能、食物或机会均可用うまい评价；うまい話常指听起来很诱人的事，需结合上下文判断。

Examples

Furigana

それはあまりにもうますぎる話はなしだ。
That's too good a story to be true.
这事听起来好得让人难以置信。
Tatoeba #205560
彼かの女じょはテニスは上手うまいが、水すい泳えいは下手へただ。
She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.
她擅长打网球，但不擅长游泳。
Tatoeba #92065

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('6d3b3fe0a4'); // うまい

{
  "id": "6d3b3fe0a4",
  "word": "うまい",
  "reading": "うまい",
  "romaji": "umai",
  "meanings": [
    "skillful",
    "delicious",
    "good (e.g. an offer)"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1310460,
  "other_forms": [
    "甘い"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "それはあまりにもうますぎる話だ。",
      "furigana": "それはあまりにもうますぎる{話|はなし}だ。",
      "en": "That's too good a story to be true.",
      "tatoeba_id": 205560
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女はテニスは上手いが、水泳は下手だ。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}はテニスは{上手|うま}いが、{水泳|すいえい}は{下手|へた}だ。",
      "en": "She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.",
      "tatoeba_id": 92065
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "da0bae26cc4e3dfc2519a69d7f38e1a4748b163f72752096e686d34ffbabd460",
    "meanings": [
      "擅长的",
      "好吃的",
      "美妙的（如机会、计划）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "それはあまりにもうますぎる話だ。",
        "zh": "这事听起来好得让人难以置信。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女はテニスは上手いが、水泳は下手だ。",
        "zh": "她擅长打网球，但不擅长游泳。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/6d3b3fe0a4",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "notes": "技能、食物或机会均可用うまい评价；うまい話常指听起来很诱人的事，需结合上下文判断。",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "ad01276bebe1a7b4569f2bd92ad2923f1068c052a623b1494d5b7dee768d89a4"
  }
}