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巧 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「工」

道
3Junior high level ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「工」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
たく.み・たく.む・うま.いtaku.mi · taku.mu · uma.i
Meaning
skilful; adroit

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

工 "craft" with 丂: fine at handiwork — skilful, adroit.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō巧拙こうせつ巧妙こうみょう技巧ぎこう
Kunたくみtakumi巧みな術たくみなじゅつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 巧妙こうみょう

    ingenious; skilful

  • 技巧ぎこう

    technique

More words with this kanji

  • 巧拙こうせつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

巧(たく)みな技(わざ)で仕上(しあ)げた。

He finished it with skilful technique.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 工Map of reading コウAll maps

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