巧
skillful; adroit; skilled; ingenuity
5 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1537.
Readings
- コウ (on reading): 巧妙 (こうみょう) ingenious; 技巧 (ぎこう) technique
- たくみ (kun reading): 巧み (たくみ) skillful; 悪巧み (わるだくみ) wiles
- たくむ (kun reading)
- うまい (kun reading)
Components
Words using 巧
- 巧妙 (こうみょう) ingenious
- 技巧 (ぎこう) technique
- 精巧 (せいこう) elaborate
- 機巧 (きこう) trick
- 巧拙 (こうせつ) skill
- 巧み (たくみ) skillful
- 悪巧み (わるだくみ) wiles
- 巧まぬ (たくまぬ) natural
- 言葉巧み (ことばたくみ) skillful words
- 巧まざる (たくまざる) natural
- 工巧明 (くぎょうみょう) silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)
38 words in all.