Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: adroit, skilled, ingenuity

Kunyomi: たく.み たく.む うま.い

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: work

Examples

Onyomi Examples

コウ skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness

コウミョウ ingenious, skillful, clever, deft

不精 フセイコウ clumsy, bungling

タイコウ great talent

Kunyomi Examples

たくみ skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick

たくむ to devise, to plot, to plan

上手い 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