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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: artisan, workman, carpenter

Kunyomi: たくみ

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition: 匚 斤

匠

Radical

Radical: 匚

Meaning: box

Reading: はこがまえ

Frequency: 64

匚

Examples

Onyomi Examples

匠 (ショウ) craftsman, artisan, carpenter, (skilled) workman

匠気 (ショウキ) affectation, desire to be impressive

師匠 (シショウ) master, teacher, stable master

意匠 (イショウ) design, idea, conception, plan

Kunyomi Examples

匠 (たくみ) craftsman, artisan, workman, carpenter, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick

飛騨の匠 (ひだのたくみ) system whereby the Hida region provided the central government 10 carpenters per village in place of taxes

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