Kanji

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 パン 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 大量 製品 生産 している

That factory produces a large quantity of products.

工房 こうぼう
小さな 工房 家具 作っている

He is making furniture in a small workshop.

加工 かこう
この 工場 では 木材 家具 加工している

At this factory, they process wood into furniture.

極力 きょくりょく
健康 ため 加工 食品 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
使い込み 隠す ため 帳簿 細工 した

He tampered with the account books to hide the embezzlement.

込む こむ
この 細工 非常に 込んでいる

This craftsmanship is very elaborate.

工夫 くふう
狭い 部屋 広く 見せる ため いろいろ 工夫 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 有効 活用 する ために 家具 配置 工夫 した

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

工事 こうじ
ようやく 道路 工事 終わった

Finally, the road construction is finished.

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