技量・技倆・伎倆・伎量|ぎりょうgiryou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

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技量技量 is written entirely in kanji and is the most common form. Use it when writing this word, especially as a beginner.
技倆技倆 is written entirely in kanji and is rarely used. You may encounter it as a less common written form of 技量.
伎倆伎倆 is written entirely in kanji and is rarely used. You may encounter it as a less common written form of 技量.
伎量伎量 is written entirely in kanji and is rarely used. You may encounter it as a less common written form of 技量.
Definitions
  1. nounability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
    私にはその仕事しごとをするだけの技量ぎりょうがない。↗
    I'm not equal to doing the task.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym腕前うでまえNeutralWord for one's craft or practical skill, frequent in speech; it stresses hands-on ability, whereas 「技量」 is more written and judges the level of technique.
  • Synonym手腕しゅわんNeutralSkill at handling affairs or running things; stresses practical ability to get things done rather than the level of technique that 「技量」 measures.
  • Synonym才能さいのうNeutralInborn talent; stresses natural endowment, unlike 「技量」, which is about the level of one's technique.
  • Synonym力量りきりょうWrittenWritten/formal word for overall ability, as in 「力量不足」; covers general competence, not technical level the way 「技量」 does.
  • Synonym手並みてなみNeutralSkill as displayed to others; often in the set phrase 「お手並み拝見」. Close in meaning to 「技量」 but with a stronger colloquial flavor.
  • Synonym才腕さいわんWrittenWritten/formal and rather rare; combines talent with executive skill. Unlike 「技量」, it does not focus on how high one's technique is.
  • Related技わざNeutralA concrete technique, art or move — the individual feat itself; unlike 「技量」, it does not rate how skilled someone is overall.
  • Related技術ぎじゅつNeutralCovers both skills acquired through training and engineering/science technology, so its range is far wider than 「技量」, which centers on how much skill one has.
  • Related腕うでNeutralLiterally the arm, but by extension one's skill, as in 「腕が立つ」; colloquial, and unlike 「技量」 it does not focus on technical level.
  • Related技能ぎのうNeutralTechnical/operational skill, as in 「技能実習」; stresses hands-on operation rather than the level of ability that 「技量」 gauges.
  • Related実力じつりょくNeutralOne's true, overall strength; takes in general capability, not just the technical level that 「技量」 measures.
  • Related技巧ぎこうNeutralFinesse or technique, mostly for artistic expression and creation; unlike 「技量」, it does not rate a person's overall skill.
  • RelatedスキルNeutralLoanword for skill, leaning toward workplace usage; unlike 「技量」, it does not grade how high one's technique is.
  • RelatedアビリティーNeutralLoanword for ability, heard mostly in games (a character's special abilities); unlike 「技量」, it does not grade technical skill.
  • Related甲斐性かいしょうNeutralThe dependable ability to get things done, often whether one can support a family, as in 「甲斐性がない」; unlike 「技量」, not about technical level.
  • Related手技しゅぎNeutralHandwork skills — techniques performed with the hands, e.g. massage; leans medical, unlike 「技量」 which rates skill level.
  • Related技芸ぎげいWrittenArts and crafts, artistic accomplishments; written/formal and centered on the arts, not on grading skill like 「技量」.
  • RelatedたしなみNeutralRefinement or cultivated taste, as in 「茶道の嗜み」 — familiarity with an art rather than measurable skill like 「技量」.

Use 「技量」 for the technical skill one commands and how high or low it is; it leans toward written prose, as in 「技量が問われる」. In speech prefer 「腕前」 or 「腕」; for skill at managing affairs use 「手腕」, for job skills 「スキル」, and for inborn talent 「才能」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 腕前うでまえ。持もっている技術ぎじゅつ。
  2. 持もっている技術ぎじゅつの度合どあい。
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