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: 工 丂
Radical: 工
Meaning: work
巧 (コウ) skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness
巧妙 (コウミョウ) ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
不精巧 (フセイコウ) clumsy, bungling
大巧 (タイコウ) great talent
巧み (たくみ) skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
巧む (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