Kanji

巧

Meaning

adroit skilled and ingenuity

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • たくみ
  • たくむ
  • うまい

On'yomi

  • こう みょう ingenious
  • り こう clever
  • ぎ こう technique

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

巧
adroit, skilled, ingenuity
たく.み, たく.む, コウ
工
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ, ク, グ
丂
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
さまた.げられる, コウ

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