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VOCABULARY
手際
te
て
gi
ぎ
wa
わ
efficiency / dexterity
skill, dexterity, adroitness, workmanship, management of work
noun
Example sentences
彼かの女じょの料りょう理りの手て際ぎわには驚おどろかされる。
I'm amazed by her dexterity in cooking.
新しん人じんとは思おもえない手て際ぎわの良よさだ。
Such skill that you wouldn't think he's a newcomer.
彼かれは手て際ぎわよく荷に物もつをまとめた。
He packed his luggage with great efficiency.
段だん取どりが悪わるく手て際ぎわの悪わるさが目め立だった。
The planning was poor, and the lack of adroitness stood out.

Practice exercises

1
彼女かのじょはどんな仕事しごとも手際てぎわよくこなすので、周まわりから信頼しんらいされている。
She handles any work with good efficiency, so she is trusted by those around her.
Answer
手際てぎわ
2
その危機ききに対たいする政府せいふの手際てぎわは、国民こくみんの間あいだで賛否両論さんぴりょうろんを呼よんだ。
The government's handling of the crisis drew mixed reactions among the citizens.
Answer
手際てぎわ
3
彼かれの手際てぎわがいい。
His dexterity is good.
Answer
手際てぎわ
4
彼かれは料理りょうりの手際てぎわがとてもいいので、いつも感心かんしんさせられる。
His dexterity in cooking is very good, so I'm always impressed.
Answer
手際てぎわ
5
新あたらしい担当者たんとうしゃは引ひき継つぎの手際てぎわが悪わるく、周囲しゅういに迷惑めいわくをかけた。
The new person in charge had poor management of work during the handover, causing trouble for those around.
Answer
手際てぎわ