How to say 'Good' or 'Pride' in Japanese | 得意

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The Japanese word for Good or Pride is 'Tokui', written as 得意 in Japanese.'Good' or 'Pride' in hiragana is とくい.

word

得意

Meaning

Good, Pride

Reading

とくい

tokui

Kanji

得Acquire 意Idea

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun '得意 (とくい)' has two primary meanings. The first meaning is 'good', referring to being skilled or proficient at something. For example: I am good at math「私は数学が得意です」(わたしはすうがくがとくいです). The second meaning is 'pride', referring to something one takes pride in or is proud of. For example: This dish is my pride「この料理は私の得意です」(このりょうりはわたしのとくいです). The word is often used to describe skills, abilities, or areas of expertise, and can also imply a sense of confidence or satisfaction in one's abilities.

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1897

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 得意

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

得

Meaning

Acquire

kanji

意

Meaning

Idea

Words Related to 得意 Through the Kanji 得

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 得 as well.

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得る

Meaning

Obtain

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所得

Meaning

Income

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取得

Meaning

Acquisition

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説得

Meaning

Persuasion

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獲得

Meaning

Acquisition

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納得

Meaning

Understanding, Acceptance

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不得意

Meaning

Poor

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得する

Meaning

Profit

word

得

Meaning

Advantage, Gain

Words Related to 得意 Through the Kanji 意

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 意 as well.

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意味

Meaning

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意見

Meaning

Opinion

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注意

Meaning

Attention

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用意

Meaning

Preparation

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意思

Meaning

Intention

word

意外

Meaning

Unexpected

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意志

Meaning

Will

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意義

Meaning

Significance

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意

Meaning

word

合意

Meaning

Agreement

word

決意

Meaning

Determination

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意図

Meaning

Intention

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意地悪

Meaning

Spite

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意識

Meaning

Awareness, Consciousness

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意欲

Meaning

Motivation

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不意

Meaning

Suddenness

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意気

Meaning

Spirit, Enthusiasm

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好意

Meaning

Goodwill

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意地

Meaning

Stubbornness, Disposition

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任意

Meaning

Voluntary, Optional

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同意

Meaning

Consent, Agreement

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無意味

Meaning

Meaningless

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不注意

Meaning

Carelessness

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生意気

Meaning

Cheeky

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意向

Meaning

Intention

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無意識

Meaning

Unconsciously

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注意深い

Meaning

Careful

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不得意

Meaning

Poor

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What does 'Tokui' (得意) mean?

'Tokui' means 'Good' or 'Pride' .

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