できる人 (dekiru hito)
Meaning: Said of someone highly capable and impressive — the kind of person who makes things happen.
Language: Japanese
Literally: A person who can
Category: Compliment
Origin: Japanese 出来る人; simple words, enormous weight in a professional context.
More compliments & insults — Compliment
- 懐が深い (futokoro ga fukai) — You're broad-minded, generous of spirit, and able to embrace the complexity of others wit…
- Você é um amor — You're a sweetheart — warm, caring, and impossible not to like.
- Você tem muita garra — You have fierce, relentless determination — you claw your way through any obstacle.
- Ты умница (ty umnitsa) — You're bright, clever, and admirable — said warmly of someone who handles things well.
- У тебя золотые руки (u tebya zolotye ruki) — You're extraordinarily skilled — able to make or fix anything with your hands.
- Je bent een kanjer — You're a star — a champ and a wonderful person.
More Japanese compliments & insults
- 空気が読めない (kūki ga yomenai) — Completely oblivious to the unspoken social mood — the person who kills the atmosphere wi…
- 目に入れても痛くない (Me ni irete mo itakunai) — Said of someone you adore completely, often a child or grandchild.
- 石頭 (Ishiatama) — A stubborn, inflexible person who won't budge.
- 気が利く (ki ga kiku) — You're perceptive and considerately thoughtful — you notice what people need before they…
From our idioms
- 傍若無人 (Bōjaku-bujin) — Behaving without regard for others' feelings or presence around you.
- 一期一会 (Ichi-go ichi-e) — Treasure each encounter as unique and irreplaceable in life.
- 四面楚歌 (Shimensoka) — Being surrounded by enemies with no hope of escape or support.