じょうず

Japanese

Adjective

じょうず • (jōzu) -na (adnominal じょうずな (jōzu na), adverbial じょうずに (jōzu ni))

1. 上手: skillful, dexterous

Noun

じょうず • (jōzu) 

1. 上手: (rare) skill, dexterity; flattery (from being told how skillful one is, even if one isn't); a person with the seventh dan in the games of shogi or go
2. 上図: a diagram above (as in, further up on the page or in the document)
3. 上種, 上衆: someone of high rank, a noble, an aristocrat
4. 調度: (rare) short for 調度袋(じょうずぶくろ) (jōzubukuro): a purse; a noble's arrows
5. 漿子: (rare) a small metal container for holding お歯黒 (o-haguro, “tooth blackener”)

Verb

じょうず • (jōzu) 

1. 乗ず: archaic for 乗じる: (mathematics) to multiply; to take an opportunity, to seize an advantage
2. 成ず: (archaic) to become, to become complete; to accomplish or fulfill something