Japanese symbol for “efficiently”
手際よく
てぎわよく
Romaji: tegiwayoku
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly
In Japanese, efficiently is 手際よく, read てぎわよく (tegiwayoku).
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Meanings
- adv efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
Written forms: 手際よく、手際良く、手ぎわよく. Readings: てぎわよく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “efficiently”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キビキビ | キビキビ kibikibi | briskly; energetically; livelily |
| さくっ | さくっ saku | quickly; promptly; abruptly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
| 大手 | おおて oote | major company; big company |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 国際 | こくさい kokusai | international |
See also: Chinese symbol for “efficiently”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.