キヨウ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. skillful; skilful; adroit; dexterous; dextrous; deft; nimble; handy
I'm not that skillful.
2. clever; shrewd; ingenious
Honestly, can't you solve problems more cleverly?
Pitch accent
キ
ヨウ
Composed of
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
jack of all trades, master of none
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
Examples (11 in total)
It was fortunate that I was dexterous with my hands.
I'm not skillful or anything.
I'm not that skillful.
I'm not the type who can get through life shrewdly.
The girl is skillful with her fingers.
He plays his cards cleverly in everything.
Honestly, can't you solve problems more cleverly?
You seem to be dexterous with your hands, so you will surely improve.
Folding this out of paper would take a lot of dexterity.
He taught his dog some clever tricks.
You handle everything else so deftly, but cooking is the one thing you're bad at, huh?