Moto 巧: Adroit; Skilled; IngenuityKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- たく(み)、たく(む)、うま(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 56 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ)
- 巧妙こうみょうingenious; skillful
- 技巧ぎこうtechnique; finesse
- 精巧せいこうelaborate; delicate
- 巧拙こうせつskill; workmanship
- 巧者こうしゃcleverness; skill
- お利巧おりこうwell-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient
- お悧巧おりこうwell-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient
- 不精巧ふせいこうclumsy; bungling
- 乞巧奠きっこうでんFestival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
- 俐巧りこうclever; intelligent
- 利巧りこうclever; intelligent
- 口巧者くちごうしゃsmooth-spoken
- 大巧たいこうgreat talent
- 大胆巧妙だいたんこうみょうbold and clever; daring and ingenious
- 巧こうskilfulness; skillfulness
- 巧と拙こうとせつskillfulness and clumsiness
- 巧を誇るこうをほこるto be of excellent workmanship
- 巧咲こうしょうcourteous laughter; forced laughter
- 巧手こうしゅexpert; skillful person
- 巧技こうぎskill; fine workmanship
- 巧知こうちskill; cleverness
- 巧笑こうしょうcourteous laughter; forced laughter
- 巧緻こうちelaborate; exquisite
- 巧言こうげんflattery
- 巧言令色こうげんれいしょくflattery; honeyed words
- 巧言令色すくなし仁こうげんれいしょくすくなしじんthose who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
- 巧言令色少なし仁こうげんれいしょくすくなしじんthose who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
- 巧走こうそうgood run; fine running
- 巧遅こうちelaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
- 巧遅拙速こうちせっそくbetter being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
- 御利巧おりこうwell-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient
- 御悧巧おりこうwell-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient
- 悧巧りこうclever; intelligent
- 技巧的ぎこうてきtechnically accomplished; technical
- 機巧きこうtrick; contrivance
- 無技巧むぎこうartless; simple
- 精妙巧緻せいみょうこうちexquisite and elaborate
- 繊巧せんこうfine workmanship
- 老巧ろうこうexperienced; seasoned
- 見巧者みごうしゃexperienced viewer (of theatre, kabuki, etc.); kabuki connoisseur
- 試合巧者しあいこうしゃexperienced player; tricky player
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 巧みたくみskillful; adroit
- 巧いうまいskillful; skilful
- ことば巧みことばたくみskillful words; deceitful words
- 口が巧いくちがうまいhoneymouthed; glib
- 巧くうまくskilfully; skillfully
- 巧くやるうまくやるto manage something successfully; to be successful
- 巧まざるたくまざるnatural; artless
- 巧まぬたくまぬnatural; artless
- 巧むたくむto devise; to plot
- 悪巧みわるだくみwiles; sinister design
- 言葉巧みことばたくみskillful words; deceitful words
Other readings
- 工巧明くぎょうみょうsilpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)
- 巧言令色鮮し仁こうげんれいしょくすくなしじんthose who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion
- 巧詐は拙誠に如かずこうさはせっせいにしかずbetter shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
- 巧遅は拙速に如かずこうちはせっそくにしかずit's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
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