Word Meaning 話し上手

はなしじょうず hanashijouzu

話し上手 is read as はなしじょうず (hanashijouzu) and means being good at conversation.

Meaning

English

  1. being good at conversation
  2. conversationalist
  3. good talker

Reading

Kana

はなしじょうず

Romaji

hanashijouzu

Writing Variants

  • 話上手 はなしじょうず hanashijouzu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 聞き上手,話し下手 Rank 76074 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

話し相手

はなしあいて

person with whom to speak

上手

じょうず

flattery

聞き上手

ききじょうず

being a good listener

電話交換手

でんわこうかんしゅ

telephone operator

上手い

うまい

delicious

手話

しゅわ

sign language

お手上げ

おてあげ

being done for

日本手話学会

にっぽんしゅわがっかい

Japanese Association of Sign Linguistics

日本手話

にほんしゅわ

Japanese Sign Language

上手投げ

うわてなげ

a throw using the outside of the arm

身の上話

みのうえばなし

life story

手話通訳

しゅわつうやく

sign-language interpreting

Example Sentences

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He's a good story teller, isn't he?

I'd like to become a good conversationalist.

Some are called good talkers, and others good listeners.

The secret of influencing people lies not so much in being a good talker as in being a good listener.