JLPT N3 · な-adjective

精巧 (seikou)

精巧 (せいこう, seikou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “elaborate; delicate”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいこう
Romaji: seikou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

elaborate; delicate; exquisite · な-adjective, noun

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 精巧

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	精巧だ	せいこうだ seikouda
Present (polite)	精巧です	せいこうです seikoudesu
Negative	精巧じゃない	せいこうじゃない seikoujanai
Past	精巧だった	せいこうだった seikoudatta
Negative past	精巧じゃなかった	せいこうじゃなかった seikoujanakatta
Te-form	精巧で	せいこうで seikoude
Before a noun	精巧な	せいこうな seikouna
Adverb (~ni)	精巧に	せいこうに seikouni

Kanji in 精巧

精

refined, ghost, fairyセイ・ショウ・しら.げる・くわ.しい · 14 strokes

巧

adroit, skilled, ingenuityコウ・たく.み・たく.む · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 精巧.

精神せいしんmind精々せいぜいat the most精算せいさんexact calculation精密せいみつprecise巧妙こうみょうingenious巧みたくみskillful

Source: JMdict entry 1379900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.