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うまい is an exact match with one form of the following word:
うまい
BOOST
1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful  (esp. 上手い,巧い; often written with kana only)
2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty  (esp. 美味い,甘い; often written with kana only)
3. fortunate; splendid; promising  (esp. 旨い; often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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うまい is the most useful form. 6 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 12,000 (about 60,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 728 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4824
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Example sentences:
きみ
しきん
資金
うまく
うんてん
運転
しなくて
はならない
You must employ your capital well.
おも
よらないこと
こらない
かぎりきっとうまくいくはず
Barring anything unforeseen everything should turn all right.
うまくあの
せんせい
先生
やま
てた

You've sure got the teacher's number.
甘い
BOOST
Reading : うまい   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 10,000 (about 70,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4666
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美味い
BOOST
Reading : うまい   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 31,000 (about 18,600,000 results)
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美い
BOOST
Reading : うまい   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 13,000 (about 52,400,000 results)
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旨い
BOOST
Reading : うまい   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 29,000 (about 21,100,000 results)
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上手い
BOOST
Reading : うまい   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 24,000 (about 26,400,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8708
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巧い
BOOST
Reading : うまい   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 52,000 (about 8,650,000 results)
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カン   あま sweet, indulgent   あまえる to behave like a spoiled child   あまやかす to pamper   
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廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ミ   あじ taste   あじわう to taste   
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ミ    not yet   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   むね content; purport   
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さじ spoon   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
シュ   hand   て    た-    
コウ   たく skill, adroitness   
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reach
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
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