Japanese symbol for “carver”
彫工
ちょうこう
Romaji: choukou
carver; engraver; sculptor
In Japanese, carver is 彫工, read ちょうこう (choukou).
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Meanings
- n carver; engraver; sculptor
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “carver”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彫刻家 | ちょうこくか choukokuka | engraver; carver; sculptor |
| 彫刻師 | ちょうこくし choukokushi | engraver; carver |
| 彫物師 | ほりものし horimonoshi | engraver; carver; sculptor |
| 彫師 | ほりし horishi | engraver; carver; sculptor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく choukoku | carving; engraving; sculpture |
| 浮き彫り | うきぼり ukibori | relief; embossed carving |
| 彫像 | ちょうぞう chouzou | (carved) statue; sculpture |
| 彫る | ほる horu | to carve; to engrave; to sculpt |
| 木彫り | きぼり kibori | wood carving; woodcraft |
| 木彫 | もくちょう mokuchou | wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
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.