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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

上うわ手て

N1
うわて uwate
  1. upper part
  2. upper stream
  3. left side (of a stage)
  4. skillful (only in comparisons)
noun

Chinese meanings

更高明;上手

Examples

  • 交渉では彼の方が一枚上手だ。
    He has the upper hand in negotiations.
    谈判方面他更胜一筹。
  • 相手が上手だったと認めた。
    I acknowledged that my opponent was better.
    我承认对手更高明。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('4436cfdbab'); // 上手
{
  "id": "4436cfdbab",
  "word": "上手",
  "reading": "うわて",
  "romaji": "uwate",
  "meanings": [
    "upper part",
    "upper stream",
    "left side (of a stage)",
    "skillful (only in comparisons)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1580400,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "交渉では彼の方が一枚上手だ。",
      "en": "He has the upper hand in negotiations."
    },
    {
      "ja": "相手が上手だったと認めた。",
      "en": "I acknowledged that my opponent was better."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "eb82d56c430f2e71c9689f2d4e8e5b762397fe325f9ed00067105ffcee501b52",
    "meanings": [
      "更高明",
      "上手"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "交渉では彼の方が一枚上手だ。",
        "zh": "谈判方面他更胜一筹。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "相手が上手だったと認めた。",
        "zh": "我承认对手更高明。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/4436cfdbab",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1580400; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "e25ad89322461559875a35172a3c8611a672b95ec5d2a293b6470accff4f5083",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}