Japanese symbol for “woodwork”
木工
もっこう
Romaji: mokkou
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker
In Japanese, woodwork is 木工, read もっこう (mokkou).
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Meanings
- n woodworking; woodwork; woodworker
- n carpenter
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “woodwork”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木工品 | もっこうひん mokkouhin | woodwork |
| 木工細工 | もっこうざいく mokkouzaiku | woodwork; woodworking |
| 大工仕事 | だいくしごと daikushigoto | carpentry; woodworking; woodwork |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
| 木曜 | もくよう mokuyou | Thursday |
| 樹木 | じゅもく jumoku | tree; trees and shrubs |
| 青木 | あおき aoki | Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside trees; row of trees |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
See also: Chinese symbol for “woodwork”.
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.