上手
N1うわて uwate
- upper part
- upper stream
- left side (of a stage)
- 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"
}
}