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匠

匠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. たくみ。大工。
  2. 考案。着想。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「斤」+音符「匚」。「たくみ」を意味する漢語｛匠｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

artisan, workman, carpenter

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウJHS
Kun (native)
  • たくみ
Other languages
  • 拼音jiang4
  • 한글jang
  • Hán-ViệtTượng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
匚(はこがまえ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5320

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿷匚斤

Words using this kanji

  • 匠たくみ（たくみ）物を作ることを業としている人。特に建築、工芸について優れている者。 （たくみ）美しく作り出す優れた技術。 （たくみ）工夫。craftsman, artisan, workman, carpenter
  • 匠しょう（たくみ）物を作ることを業としている人。特に建築、工芸について優れている者。 （たくみ）美しく作り出す優れた技術。 （たくみ）工夫。craftsman, artisan, carpenter, (skilled) workman
  • 匠気しょうきaffectation, desire to be impressive
  • 匠人しょうじんcraftsman, artisan, workman, carpenter

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-2-4
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7171.2
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2t4.2
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1828
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761