手際よい

• 読み: てぎわよい
• ローマ字: tegiwayoi
• 漢字の分解: 手際 (tegiwa) — skill, workmanship, manner of execution; よい — good
• 発音: /te.ɡi.wa.jo.i/

意味

Skilful; efficient; deft; adroit. Describes someone who handles tasks with impressive competence, speed, and precision.

An i-adjective compound formed from 手際 (tegiwa, skill, workmanship, the manner of using one's hands) and よい (yoi, good). The adverbial form 手際よく (tegiwayoku) is very commonly used to describe smooth, professional execution. It implies not just technical skill but also graceful efficiency—getting things done with no wasted motion.

例文

1. 彼女は手際よく食材を切り分け、料理を次々と仕上げていった。
2. 救助隊員は手際よい判断で、全員を安全な場所へ誘導した。
3. 引っ越し業者が手際よく荷物を搬入し、予定より一時間早く終わった。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, cooking, professional skills, compliment

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 手際 (tegiwa, the manner or skill of one's hands, workmanship) and よい (yoi, good). 手際 itself derives from 手 (te, hand) and 際 (giwa, edge, margin, the point of action).

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal