| は | な | 
|---|---|
| 話 | 
| し | 
| じょ | う | 
|---|---|
| 上 | 
| ず | 
|---|
| 手 | 
noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective
- being good at conversation, conversationalist, good talker.
 
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
                                
 
 
 
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                            話し上手 | はなしじょうず | |||||||||||
                                
 
 
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                            話上手 | はなしじょうず | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
tale, talk
はなし ワ はな.す (2nd, N5)
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)