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🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)

じょす【上手】 : josu | define meaning

josu

Definition

Noun

Skillful

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima じょす josu; Kunigami (Kin) じょーじょー joojoo; Okinawa (Shuri) じょーじ jooji; standard Japanese じょうず【上手】 jouzu "skillful".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	上手
Kana	じょす
Romanization	josu

意味：じょうず【上手】

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上手

Tags: Kagoshima dialect, Kagomma-ben, Kagonma, Kagoima, Satsuma, Satsugu, かごっま, かごんま, 鹿児島弁, 鹿児島方言, 薩隅方言...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 6). じょす【上手】 : josu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 25, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5687/josu/.