漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
匠: artisan, workman
Also: carpenter
JLPT N16 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
匚 carries the meaning · 斤 is drawn in
6 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 師匠ししょうmaster; teacher
- 巨匠きょしょうmaster; masterhand; maestro
- 意匠いしょうdesign
- 鷹匠たかじょうfalconer; hawker
たくみtakumi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 匠たくみcraftsman; artisan; workman
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)匚 box + 斤 axe
Traditionally thought to be an ideogrammic compound (會意): 匚 (“box”) + 斤 (“axe”) (e.g. Shuowen).
Source: Wiktionary, 匠 (rev. 92917767), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Box (匚) + axe (斤). A skilled person who uses an axe to "carve" and create finely crafted "boxes" or works of art.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiàng
Same form: 匠 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 匠 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 匠 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiàng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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