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Kanji Detail for 匠 - "artisan, master, skill"
匠
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Meaning
匠 means "artisan, master, skill." Also associated with talent, teacher.
Artisan - Craftsman; technician.
Skill - Ingenuity; idea; creative thinking.
Master - Someone extremely skilled in a field.
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Words using 匠
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師匠
ししょう
master; teacher; stable master
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巨匠
きょしょう
master; masterhand; maestro
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師匠
ししょう
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Four-character idioms with 匠
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意匠惨憺
いしょうさんたん
taxing one's ingenuity in devising something; agonizing over designing or creating something; making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something
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意匠惨憺
いしょうさんたん
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Tattoo check: 匠
- Verified meaning: artisan, master, skill
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read しょう, しょうじ, たくみ, たくむ)
- Also carries these associations: talent, teacher
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 匠
Given names 匠(たくみ)
Surnames 匠(しょう)
匠(しょうじ)
匠(たくむ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
artisan; workman; carpenter
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
craftsman, artisan; workman
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
craftsman
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
artisan, craftsman, workman
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A carpenter. Now a general term for craftsmen. Such as 銅匠 (coppersmith), 鐵匠 (blacksmith). | All who specialize in one thing are called 匠. Such as 字匠 (calligrapher), 畫匠 (painter). Also, praising a master is called 宗匠. | Ingenious. Such as clever design is called 意匠, 匠心.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 匠
My master is living a life free from worldly cares.
The painting is the work of a Dutch master.
This carving knife ... it's one made by a famous swordsmith.
This art collection is rich in paintings by Dutch masters.
その展覧会では、複数の有名な巨匠のヒスイの彫刻が見られるでしょう。
In that exhibition you will see jade carvings by several famous masters.
仏心宗と呼ばれるのは、禅宗が文字や経典をたよらずに、仏の心を師匠から弟子へと直接伝えていくことを根本宗旨としているからです。
Zen Buddhism is also called "Buddha's mind school" because of its basic tenet of transmitting the mind of Buddha directly from teacher to student without relying on writings or sutras.