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Kanji Detail for 技 - "skill, technique, art"

技

  • Meaning

    技 means "skill, technique, art."

    1. Skill - Technical ability; trained expertise.

    2. Technique - A method of doing something; craft.

    3. Art - A specialized ability; mastered craft.

    4. Craftsman - One with skilled technique.

  • Words using 技

    • 技術 ぎじゅつ Listen technology; engineering; technique
    • 競技 きょうぎ Listen game; match; contest
    • 演技 えんぎ Listen acting; performance
    • 技術者 ぎじゅつしゃ Listen engineer; technical expert; technician
    • 技術的 ぎじゅつてき Listen technical; technological; practical
    • 科学技術庁 かがくぎじゅつちょう Listen Science and Technology Agency (1956-2001)
    • 陸上競技 りくじょうきょうぎ Listen track and field; athletics
    • 技師 ぎし Listen engineer; technical officer

  • Four-character idioms with 技

    • 奇技淫巧 きぎいんこう Listen ingenious but pointless trick; artifice for its own sake

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    • Verified meaning: skill, technique, art
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あや)

    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.

  • Name readings of 技

    Given names 技(あや)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    skill, ability, talent, ingenuity

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    skill

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ability, talent; skill, technique

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A skill. Such as 長技, 末技.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gi(ギ) ギ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    waza(わざ) わざ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    skill technique art craftsman artistry ability aptitude competence dexterity expertise finesse knack know-how mastery proficiency talent

Sentences including 技

  • I'll never be able to play again.

  • How did you get to the stadium?

  • I am going to be an engineer.

  • He took part in the athletic meeting.

  • Are you going to take part in the contest?

  • My brother is an engineer.

  • His work is in engineering.

  • He wants to be an engineer.

  • I want to be an engineer.

  • I took part in the athletic meeting.

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