上達します（じょうたつします、joutatsushimasu）
- to improve

The Japanese verb 上達します上達します means "to improve," "to make progress," or "to get better" at something. It describes the act of enhancing one's skills, abilities, or knowledge in a particular area. This implies a movement from a lower level of proficiency to a higher one. It emphasizes the process of growth and development.

⚫︎日本語が上達します。 Translation: My Japanese is improving. ⚫︎水泳の練習をしたら、泳ぎが上達しました。 Translation: I practiced swimming, and my swimming improved. ⚫︎ギターの腕前が上達しますように、毎日練習しています。 Translation: I practice every day so that my guitar skills will improve.

⚫︎You use 上達します上達します when talking about improvements in skills, abilities, or knowledge. ⚫︎It's applicable to a wide range of subjects, such as language learning, sports, music, academics, or any area where progress is possible. ⚫︎You can use it to describe your own improvement or someone else's. ⚫︎You typically use this word with a subject marker, such as が (ga).

⚫︎上達します上達します is typically written using the kanji 上 (じょう - upper/above), 達 (たつ - reach/arrive), and the hiragana ます (masu - polite verb ending). ⚫︎The verb is written in hiragana as じょうたつします. ⚫︎The verb's stem is 上達 (じょうたつ), which can be combined with other verb endings to create other conjugations such as 上達する (じょうたつする - to improve, plain form), 上達した (じょうたつした - improved, past tense), and 上達しますか (じょうたつしますか - will you improve?). ⚫︎The okurigana (suffix hiragana) is standard.

⚫︎うまくなります (umaku narimasu) - to become good at something, to improve (more informal). ⚫︎進歩します (shinpō shimasu) - to make progress, to advance (more formal). ⚫︎腕が上がります (ude ga agarimasu) - to improve one's skill, to get better (specifically for skills).

⚫︎下手になります (heta ni narimasu) - to become bad at something, to worsen. ⚫︎退歩します (taihō shimasu) - to regress, to deteriorate.

英語の勉強を続けていたら、リスニング力が上達します。 ・Translation: If I continue studying English, my listening skills will improve. ・Explanation: This sentence describes how consistent effort can lead to improvement in listening abilities.

ピアノの練習をサボると、演奏技術が上達しますません。 ・Translation: If I skip practicing the piano, my playing skills won't improve. ・Explanation: This shows the opposite situation; lack of practice prevents improvement.

⚫︎上達上達 is a compound word. ⚫︎The kanji 上 (jō) means "above" or "upward," suggesting a rise or increase. ⚫︎The kanji 達 (tatsu) means "to reach" or "to achieve." ⚫︎Therefore, 上達 implies a process of "reaching upwards," or making progress towards a higher level.