Languages › Japanese Word of the Day - yoku Share Flipboard Email Print Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University 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. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on April 27, 2017 Word of the Day: yoku Pronunciation: Click here to listen to the audio file. Meaning: well; skillfully; fully; quite; enough Japanese characters: よく Example: Takashi wa okaasan to totemo yoku niteiru.隆はお母さんととてもよく似ている。 Translation: Takashi looks a lot alike his mom. More Words of the Day: Previous word Next word Word of the Day by email Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Word of the Day - yoku." ThoughtCo, Jan. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/word-of-the-day-yoku-2027937. Abe, Namiko. (2020, January 29). Word of the Day - yoku. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/word-of-the-day-yoku-2027937 Abe, Namiko. "Word of the Day - yoku." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/word-of-the-day-yoku-2027937 (accessed June 5, 2023). copy citation Featured Video