手際

手ぎわ

Reading

Kana: てぎわ
Romaji: tegiwa
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

performance; skill; tact

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: サイ、 きわ、 -ぎわ
Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

Example Sentence

恵子(けいこ)手際(てぎわ)よく食器(しょっき)(かさ)ねて、シンクへ(はこ)んでゆく。
➥Keiko deftly piles up the cutlery and takes them to the sink.
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