noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の

  1. satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation.
  2. one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty.

noun

  1. regular customer, regular client, patron.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
得意 とくい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gain, get, find
トク え.る う.る (4th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to get, complacent, to obstruct
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
idea, mind, heart
イ もと よし (3rd, N4)
sound, noise
おと オン ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)