巧み

たくみ

skill, cleverness

Also:craft, plot

What does 巧み mean?

巧み is a Japanese noun meaning skill, cleverness in English. It can also be translated as craft, plot depending on context. It is written as 巧み in kanji, たくみ in hiragana, and takumi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は、話術が巧みだ。

He has a good art of talking.