Kanji

工

工

craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

工部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ, ク, グ

Nanori (Name Reading)

たくみ, ただ, つとむ, のり, よし

Common Readings

ク, コウ

Example sentences

工場 こうじょう
この工場では、毎日たくさんのパンが作られています。

At this factory, many loaves of bread are made every day.

大量 たいりょう
その工場では大量の製品を生産している。

That factory produces a large quantity of products.

工房 こうぼう
彼は小さな工房で家具を作っている。

He is making furniture in a small workshop.

ソー ソー
工房で、職人はソーで板を切った。

In the workshop, the craftsperson cut a board with a saw.

加工 かこう
この工場では、木材を家具に加工している。

At this factory, they process wood into furniture.

極力 きょくりょく
健康のために、加工食品は極力避けるようにしている。

I try to avoid processed foods as much as possible for my health.

細工 さいく
彼は使い込みを隠すために帳簿に細工をした。

He tampered with the account books to hide the embezzlement.

込む こむ
この細工は非常に手が込んでいる。

This craftsmanship is very elaborate.

工夫 くふう
狭い部屋を広く見せるために、いろいろな工夫をしています。

I am thinking up various ways to make my small room look larger.

空間 くうかん
限られた空間を有効に活用するために、家具の配置を工夫した。

In order to use the limited space effectively, I devised the layout of the furniture.

Example Vocabulary

工場

こうじょう

factory; plant; workshop

工房

こうぼう

workshop; studio; atelier

加工

かこう

processing; manufacturing; working

細工

さいく

craftsmanship; handiwork; manipulation; trick

工夫

くふう

to devise; to think up; a way/method

工事

こうじ

construction, construction work

工作

こうさく

crafting; maneuvering; handicraft

人工

じんこう

artificial; man-made

小細工

こざいく

cheap tricks; petty maneuvers; temporary measures

工程

こうてい

process, manufacturing stage, schedule

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