うまい
Meanings
I-adjective
1. skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate (Usually kana, esp. 上手い, 巧い)
2. delicious; tasty; good; nice (Usually kana, esp. 旨い, 美味い, 甘い)
3. good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid (Usually kana, esp. 旨い)
Other spellings
上手い美味い旨い巧い甘い
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
うまい
Used in vocabulary
Examples337
彼女
She's very good at tennis, but she's not much of a swimmer.
あそこ
That place's food is great, and their prices are good, but the fly in the ointment is their terrible location.
それ
That's too good a story to be true.
どう
How is it going?
それ
You're better able to do it than I am.
違う。
No. I don't know. It's a lot of things.