巧

adroit, skilled, ingenuity

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

うま.いたく.みたく.む

Nanori (名乗り)

かつたくみよし

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:5

JLPT:N1

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

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craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

king, rule, magnate

soil, earth, ground, Turkey

slope, incline, hill

aggression, attack, criticize, polish