手腕|しゅわんshuwan[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounability; capability; skill
   製品せいひん販売はんばいには天才的てんさいてき手腕しゅわんが必要ひつようなときもある。↗

   Selling products sometimes requires having a stroke of genius.

• Synonym力量りきりょうWrittenWritten/formal word for ability or capability, as in 「力量を発揮」; 手腕 suggests the knack for handling affairs or running things.
• Synonym技量ぎりょうWrittenWritten/formal term for one's level of skill, usually in a practiced technique; 手腕 instead points to ability in handling affairs and management.
• Synonym腕前うでまえNeutralSkill or craft at a task, very common in speech; 手腕 leans toward talent in politics or management.
• Synonym能力のうりょくNeutralThe broadest, most all-purpose word for ability; 手腕 stresses practical skill in handling affairs or exercising one's profession, as in 「医師としての手腕」.
• Synonym技能ぎのうWrittenWritten/formal word for technical skill, as in 「技能実習」; 手腕 is about the knack for dealing with affairs.
• Synonym才能さいのうNeutralInborn talent or gift; 手腕 is the practical, learned skill you show in handling affairs.
• SynonymアビリティーNeutralLoanword for ability or talent, most often met in video games; 手腕 is the practical knack for handling affairs and getting things done.
• SynonymスキルNeutralLoanword for a skill or technique you train and acquire; 手腕 is the ability to run things and handle affairs.
• Related技術ぎじゅつNeutralTechnique or technology, the know-how of a craft or field; 手腕 stresses the ability to manage and handle affairs.
• Related技わざNeutralAn art, technique or move, as in a judo throw; 手腕 leans toward the ability to handle affairs.
• Related能のうWrittenWritten/formal, mostly in the phrase 「能がない」 (to have no talent); 手腕 is practical skill in handling things.
• Related素質そしつNeutralInnate aptitude or makings you are born with; 手腕 is the practical skill you build and show later in life.
• Related才さいWrittenWritten/formal word for talent, as in compounds like 「商才」; 手腕 stresses the knack for handling affairs.
• Related技巧ぎこうWrittenWritten/formal term for finesse in expression or production; 手腕 leans more toward skill in managing affairs.
• Related才幹さいかんWrittenWritten/formal word for executive ability; 手腕 is the more common choice.
• Related才力さいりょくWrittenWritten/formal word for natural, inborn ability; 手腕 is the practical knack shown in handling affairs.
• Related才腕さいわんWrittenWritten/formal word for proven ability in one's field of strength; 手腕 is the more common word.
• Related手技しゅぎWrittenWritten/formal word for manual technique or handiwork, as in massage; 手腕 centers on skill in handling affairs.
• Related技芸ぎげいWrittenWritten/formal word for skill in fine arts, crafts or performing arts; 手腕 is the knack for conducting affairs.
• Antonym無能むのうNeutralLack of ability or competence, or a person so described — the direct opposite of 「手腕」.

Choose 「手腕」 for the knack of handling affairs, especially in politics or management, as in 「手腕を振るう」. For ability in general use 「能力」; for craft or technique 「腕前」 or 「技術」; for inborn talent 「才能」. 「スキル」 is a loanword for skill and 「アビリティー」 one for ability, the latter often in games, while 「技量」「技能」「技巧」 and the 「才」-compounds are written/formal words for particular skills or talents. The opposite of 「手腕」 is 「無能」.

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

1. 手てと腕うで。かいな。
2. 腕前うでまえ。技量ぎりょう。