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Kanji Detail for 匠 - "artisan, master, craftsman"

  • Meaning

    匠 means "artisan, master, craftsman."

    1. Artisan - Craftsman; technician.

    2. Skill - Ingenuity; idea; creative thinking.

    3. Master - Someone extremely skilled in a field.

  • 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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