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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

手しゅ腕わん

shuwan

ability, skill

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは彼女かのじょの手腕しゅわんに全然驚ぜんぜんおどろかなかった。

    He was not at all surprised at her ability.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれの経営けいえい手腕しゅわんを疑問視ぎもんしする役員やくいんもいた。

    Some board members questioned his ability to run the corporation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. そのため、この江戸幕府えどばくふの礎いしずえを築きずき上あげた家康いえやすの手腕しゅわんは今いまなお高たかく評価ひょうかされている。

    Therefore, Ieyasu’s competence of having established the base of the Edo bakufu is evaluated highly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 手腕

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 腕arm; abilityOnワンKunうで

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