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The Kanji Map

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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

巧

Radical

Radical: 工

Meaning: work

Reading: たくみ

Frequency: 17

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

工

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

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