Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 得手(えて) in Japanese

得手
Kana Reading
えて
Romaji
ete
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    forte; strong point

Examples of 得手, えて in a sentence

  • 得手に鼻がつく。

    Good swimmers are oftenest drowned.

  • 得手に帆を揚げる。

    Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.

  • 誰にでも得手不得手がある。

    Everyone has their own strong and weak points.

Related Kanji

得 JLPT 3

11 strokes

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: トク

Kun'Yomi: え.る, う.る

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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