奇技淫巧 きぎいんこう Meanings Noun ingenious but pointless trick; artifice for its own sake Kanji 奇 strange. Read as キ. 技 skill 淫 lewd. Read as イン. 巧 skillful. Read as コウ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists