上達（じょうたつ）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: progress / improvement
Example sentences
- 毎日話して、会話が上達した。 — I speak every day, and my conversation skills have improved.
- 早く上達するには練習が一番だ。 — Practice is the best way to improve quickly.
Idioms & proverbs containing “上達”
- 下意上達 (かいじょうたつ) — conveyance of the views of those below to those at the top
- 下学上達 (かがくじょうたつ) — beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning
Antonyms
- 下達 (かたつ)
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “上達” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)