巧み|たくみtakumi[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjectiveskillful; adroit; dexterous; masterful; clever; ingenious; cunning
   彼かれは、話術わじゅつが巧たくみだ。↗

   He has a good art of talking.
2. nouncraft; craftsmanship; skill; dexterity; design
3. nounplot; scheme; artifice; trick

• Synonym器用きようNeutralFor deft hands and nimble fingers, or being quick-witted with people; 巧み instead praises the brilliance of one's technique or methods and leans written.
• Synonym巧妙こうみょうNeutralDescribes ingenious, cleverly worked-out methods, as in 「巧妙な手口」; written-leaning. 巧み also works as a noun meaning craft or skill.
• Synonym上手じょうずNeutralThe everyday word for being good at something, often used to praise others; colloquial. 巧み is more written and stresses masterful technique.
• Synonym堪能たんのうNeutralMeans having deep mastery of a skill, as in 「英語に堪能」; 巧み instead highlights the cleverness of one's methods.
• SynonymうまいCasualThe most colloquial way to say something is done well or skillfully; also means tasty. 巧み is more written in tone.
• Related老練ろうれんWrittenWritten and formal, for a seasoned veteran as in 「老練な政治家」; 巧み focuses on the cleverness of technique, not years of experience.
• Related堪能かんのうNeutralMeans having deep mastery of a skill, as in 「英語に堪能」; 巧み instead highlights the cleverness of one's methods.
• Related熟練したじゅくれんしたNeutralDescribes skill built up through long practice and experience; 巧み stresses brilliance of technique rather than accumulated experience.
• Related老巧ろうこうWrittenA written, formal term for veteran skill honed by long experience; 巧み centers on clever technique instead.
• Related腕利きうでききNeutralRefers to a highly skilled person, a master of their trade, as in 「腕利きの刑事」; 巧み describes the technique itself.
• Related腕っこきうでっこきCasualColloquial term for a capable, competent person; 巧み leans written and praises the cleverness of one's methods.
• Related慣れたなれたNeutralMeans being used to something and able to do it well through repetition; 巧み praises the polish of technique itself.
• AntonymつたないWrittenThe antonym on the scale of skill: means clumsy, unskillful, poorly executed — the opposite pole from 巧み.

Use 「巧み」 for masterful technique, methods or wording; it leans written. For everyday praise of skill say 「上手」 or, more casually, 「うまい」; for deft hands 「器用」; for mastery 「堪能」; for veterans 「老練」. The antonym is 「拙い」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 美うつくしく作り出つくりだす優すぐれた技術ぎじゅつ。わざ。趣向しゅこう。技巧ぎこう。
2. 考かんがえをこらして見みつけ出だした良よい方法ほうほう。工夫くふう。
3. はかりごと。計略けいりゃく。
4. 物事ものごとのやり方かたなどが優すぐれているさま。