Learn the Japanese Word Tokui

by Namiko Abe
Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years.
Updated June 14, 2017

The Japanese word tokui, pronounced "toe-KWEE", is translated to mean pride, or triumph. It is also often used to mean something that one excels at, or one's forte.

Japanese Characters

得意 （とくい）

Example

Kare wa suugaku ga tokui da.
彼は数学が得意だ。

Translation: He is good at mathematics.

Antonym

heta （下手）; futokui （不得意）; nigate （苦手）