Japanese symbol for “crafts”
技芸
ぎげい
Romaji: gigei
arts; crafts; handicrafts
In Japanese, crafts is 技芸, read ぎげい (gigei).
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Meanings
- n arts; crafts; handicrafts
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
| 競技 | きょうぎ kyougi | game; match; contest |
| 演技 | えんぎ engi | acting; performance |
| 技能 | ぎのう ginou | technical skill; ability; capacity |
| 技師 | ぎし gishi | engineer; technical officer |
| 特技 | とくぎ tokugi | special skill |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | art; the arts |
| 芸能 | げいのう geinou | public entertainment; performing arts |
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.