Word Meaning 一枚上手

いちまいうわて ichimaiuwate

一枚上手 is read as いちまいうわて (ichimaiuwate) and means one step higher.

Meaning

English

  1. one step higher
  2. one better
  3. cut above
  4. one up

Reading

Kana

いちまいうわて

Romaji

ichimaiuwate

Writing Variants

  • 一枚うわて いちまいうわて ichimaiuwate

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 43584 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一枚上

いちまいうえ

one step higher

一手

いって

one move (in go, shogi, etc.)

一番手

いちばんて

first person (to do)

一塁手

いちるいしゅ

first baseman

一枚

いちまい

one thin flat object

一枚岩

いちまいいわ

monolith

一身上

いっしんじょう

personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)

一枚下

いちまいした

one step lower

一枚落ち

いちまいおち

playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop

一枚貝

いちまいがい

univalve

一挙手一投足

いっきょしゅいっとうそく

one's every action

一枚看板

いちまいかんばん

best item one has (to show)

Example Sentences

1

He has a slight edge on you.