Vocabulary

What does 得意 (とくい, tokui) mean?

得意 (とくい, tokui) means forte, strong suit; proud, triumphant.

Quick facts
Reading	とくい
Romaji	tokui
Part of speech	noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

得意とくい

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontokui

forte, strong suit; proud, triumphant

1noun · na-adjective · no-adjective satisfaction; pride; triumph
2noun · na-adjective · no-adjective one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty
3noun regular customer; regular client; patron

Example sentences

私(わたし)は料理(りょうり)が得意(とくい)です。
I'm good at cooking.
彼(かれ)は試験(しけん)に受(う)かって得意(とくい)そうだ。
He passed the exam and seems rather proud of it.