Word Meaning 要領

ようりょう youryou

要領 is read as ようりょう (youryou) and means knack.

Meaning

English

  1. knack
  2. trick
  3. the ropes
  4. point
  5. gist
  6. essentials
  7. tenets
  8. outline

Reading

Kana

ようりょう

Romaji

youryou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2368 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

要領よく

ようりょうよく

quickly and skillfully

要領書

ようりょうしょ

manual

要領がいい

ようりょうがいい

knowing how to swim with the tide

要領のいい

ようりょうのいい

knowing how to swim with the tide

要領を得る

ようりょうをえる

to be to the point

学習指導要領

がくしゅうしどうようりょう

government course (curriculum) guidelines

指導要領

しどうようりょう

government-approved curriculums

不得要領

ふとくようりょう

vague

領域型出力基本要素

りょういきがたしゅつりょくきほんようそ

area primitive

要塞島

ようさいとう

sea fort

占領

せんりょう

occupying

えり

nape of the neck

Example Sentences

8

かれはようりょうよくしごとをかたづけた。

He handled his work efficiently.

I know the ropes.

Though he's a beginner, he knows how to handle himself.

My sister is clumsy, which is a disadvantage to her.

Tom's comments are always to the point.

On the other hand, even if I was expected to cut through easily, that's no surprise.

Hey, could you get to the point? I don't have a lot of time.

I've received many questions from students asking about choices and methods of reading. My answers have never led to anything productive. I think it's not dissimilar to asking what kind of person you should love or which kind of love you should have.