Chinese edit

tree; wood
 
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
simp. and trad.
(木工)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

木工

  1. woodwork; carpentry
  2. woodworker; carpenter

Synonyms edit

  • (woodworker):

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
もく > もっ
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 2
goon kan’on

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(もっ)(こう) (mokkō

  1. woodworking; carpentry
  2. a woodworker; a carpenter

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
もく > も
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
irregular goon
Alternative spelling

/mokuku//moku/

Old Japanese. A sequence of two identical syllables would commonly be collapsed into one syllable.

Noun edit

()() (moku

  1. a woodworker; a carpenter

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
たくみ > だくみ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
木匠

(ko-, wood) +‎ (takumi, artisan)

Noun edit

()(だくみ) (kodakumi

  1. a woodworker; a carpenter

See also edit