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Japanese symbol for “carpentry”

Romaji: daikushigoto
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork

In Japanese, carpentry is , read (daikushigoto).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n carpentry; woodworking; woodwork

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
on: コウ、ク、グ
3 strokes · JLPT 3
attend, doing, official
on: シ、ジ
kun: つか.える
5 strokes · JLPT 3
matter, thing, fact
on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
こうじょう koujoufactory; plant; mill
こうじ koujiconstruction work
しごと shigotowork; job; labor
じけん jikenevent; affair; incident

See also: Chinese symbol for “carpentry”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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