巧 — kanji meaning “adroit”
巧
adroit, skilled, ingenuity
- Meanings
- adroit, skilled, ingenuity
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- たく.み、たく.む、うま.い
- Name readings
- かつ、たくみ、よし
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1537 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 48
- Chinese reading
- qiǎo — Chinese character page
Words with 巧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巧み | たくみ takumi | skillful; adroit; dexterous |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう koumyou | ingenious; skillful; clever |
| 精巧 | せいこう seikou | elaborate; delicate; exquisite |
| 技巧 | ぎこう gikou | technique; finesse |
| 巧者 | こうしゃ kousha | cleverness; skill; tact |
| 巧拙 | こうせつ kousetsu | skill; workmanship; dexterity |
| 悪巧み | わるだくみ warudakumi | wiles; sinister design; trick |
| 機巧 | きこう kikou | trick; contrivance; cleverness |
| 巧緻 | こうち kouchi | elaborate; exquisite; detailed |
| 巧言令色 | こうげんれいしょく kougenreishoku | flattery; honeyed words |
| 口巧者 | くちごうしゃ kuchigousha | smooth-spoken |
| 巧言 | こうげん kougen | flattery |
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