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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

要よう領りょう

youryou

knack, practical skill

要領がいい/悪い describes how deftly someone handles things. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは口下手くちべたで、お世辞せじにも要領ようりょうがいいとは言いえませんが、それだけかえって私わたしは彼かれが好すきなのです。

    He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 妹いもうとは要領ようりょうが悪わるくて損そんばかりしている。

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

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたし、幹事かんじをやるのが初はじめてだから要領ようりょうが悪わるいかもしれません。

    This is the first time I’ve worked as a coordinator, so I may not have the hang of it yet.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 要領

  • 要need; main pointOnヨウKunいる・かなめ
  • 領jurisdiction; dominionOnリョウKunえり

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