じょ

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever.

noun

  1. flattery.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
上手 じょうず
じょう
上手 じょうて
じょう
しゅ
上手 じょうしゅ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)