匠

artisan; workman; carpenter

6 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1718.

Readings

• ショウ (on reading): 師匠 (ししょう) master; 意匠 (いしょう) design
• たくみ (kun reading): 匠 (たくみ) craftsman; 飛騨の匠 (ひだのたくみ) system whereby the Hida region provided the central government 10 carpenters per village in place of taxes

Components

• 匚
• 斤
• 匚 radical box, open on the right
• 斤 radical axe

Words using 匠

• 師匠 (ししょう) master
• 意匠 (いしょう) design
• 巨匠 (きょしょう) master
• 工匠 (こうしょう) artisan
• 宗匠 (そうしょう) master
• 匠 (たくみ) craftsman
• 飛騨の匠 (ひだのたくみ) system whereby the Hida region provided the central government 10 carpenters per village in place of taxes

32 words in all.

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