手際

• 読み: てぎわ
• ローマ字: tegiwa
• 漢字の分解: 手 (te) — hand; 際 (giwa) — edge, boundary, occasion
• 発音: /te.ɡi.wa/

意味

Skill; dexterity; the ability to handle tasks efficiently and smoothly.

A noun describing how skilfully and efficiently someone carries out a task. Almost always appears in evaluative expressions: 手際がいい (skilful, efficient), 手際が悪い (clumsy, inefficient), or 手際よく (deftly, efficiently). Focuses on the quality of execution rather than innate talent. Commonly used when praising someone's practical ability in cooking, work, or craftsmanship.

例文

1. あの料理人は手際がよくて見ていて気持ちがいい。
2. 引っ越しの作業員が手際よく荷物を運んでくれた。
3. 手際が悪いと時間ばかりかかってしまう。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, work, craftsmanship, daily life

トーン: appreciative

起源と歴史

From 手 (te, hand) + 際 (giwa, edge/boundary/moment). Literally 'the edge of the hand's work,' referring to the fine line between skilled and unskilled execution — how well one handles things at the critical moment.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal