巧
adroit, ingenuity, skilled
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:5
JLPT:1
Frequency:1537
Vocabulary
コウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技巧 | ギコウ | technique; finesse |
| 巧妙 | コウミョウ | ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated |
| 精巧 | セイコウ | elaborate; delicate; exquisite |
| 利巧 | リコウ | clever; intelligent; bright; smart; wise; sensible; shrewd; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good |
| 巧者 | コウシャ | cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巧み | たくみ | skillful; adroit; dexterous; masterful; clever; ingenious; cunning; craft; craftsmanship; skill; dexterity; design; plot; scheme; artifice; trick |
| 巧い | うまい | skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate; delicious; tasty; good; nice; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid |
| 悪巧み | わるだくみ | wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue |
| 口巧者 | くちごうしゃ | smooth-spoken |
| 巧く | うまく | skilfully; skillfully; well; aptly; cleverly; successfully; smoothly; deliciously |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
士
gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33), scholar
Grade 5JLPT 1
工
construction, craft, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Grade 2JLPT 4
功
achievement, credit, honor, merits, success
Grade 4JLPT 1
五
five
Grade 1JLPT 5
王
king, magnate, rule
Grade 1JLPT 3
玉
ball, jewel
Grade 1JLPT 2
土
Turkey, earth, ground, soil
Grade 1JLPT 5
坂
hill, incline, slope
Grade 3JLPT 2
坑
hole, pit
Grade 8JLPT 1
攻
aggression, attack, criticize, polish
Grade 8JLPT 1