木工

Chinese

tree; wood
 
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
simp. and trad.
(木工)
木 工

Pronunciation


Noun

木工

  1. woodwork; carpentry
  2. woodworker; carpenter

Synonyms

  • (woodworker):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
木 工
もく > もっ
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 2
goon kan’on

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もっこー [mòkkóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mo̞k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

木(もっ)工(こう) • (mokkō) 

  1. woodworking; carpentry
  2. a woodworker; a carpenter

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
木 工
もく > も
Grade: 1
く
Grade: 2
irregular goon
Alternative spelling
杢

/mokuku/ → /moku/

Old Japanese. A sequence of two identical syllables would commonly be collapsed into one syllable.

Noun

木(も)工(く) • (moku) 

  1. a woodworker; a carpenter

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
木 工
こ
Grade: 1
たくみ > だくみ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
木匠

木 (ko-, “wood”) +‎ 工 (takumi, “artisan”)

Noun

木(こ)工(だくみ) • (kodakumi) 

  1. a woodworker; a carpenter

See also

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