巧 – adroit, skilled, ingenuity

5 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1537 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 巧 means adroit, skilled, ingenuity. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たく.み、たく.む、うま.い (takumi, takumu, umai). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 工 (no. 48).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	たく.み	takumi
Kun’yomi	たく.む	takumu
Kun’yomi	うま.い	umai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 工 (Kangxi radical 48). Components: 工・一・勹.

Words using 巧

精巧せいこうelaborate巧妙こうみょうingenious巧みたくみskillful

Example sentences

その機械は精巧に出来ているので、すぐ壊れる。

The machine is so delicate that it easily breaks.

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あのピアニストは巧妙でよく知られている。

That pianist is known for his skill.

Tatoeba #231272

彼は、話術が巧みだ。

He has a good art of talking.

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Kanji with the same radical

工差左巨

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