craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

3 strokesFrequency 299JLPT N3Grade 2

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

craftartificial

Mnemonic Stories

As a visual analog, think of the I-beam used in construction. It's key in the craft of a house.

Dictionary

Common Words

具合あいぐわい工合NounFreq #2221
1

condition; state

Examples
時計の具合が悪い。
Something is the matter with my watch.
2

health; state (of health)

Examples
彼はこの数年間ずっと身体の具合が良くない。
He has not been in good health for some years.
3

way; manner

4

circumstance; luck

5

face; dignity; decency; propriety

工場うじょううばNounFreq #4257
1

factory; plant; mill; workshop

Examples
その工場は玩具を製造している。
The factory manufactures toys.
工夫ふう功夫NounFreq #5918
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out

Examples
これは私が工夫した計画です。
This is a plan of my own devising.
2

device; design; idea; plan; invention

3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

加工こうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #6160
1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

Examples
イチゴは加工されてジャムになります。
Strawberries are made into jam.
細工いくNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #6325
1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork

Examples
彼らの最高の技術は木工細工に見られた。
Their highest skill was woodworking.
2

artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring

工事うじNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #6809
1

construction work

Examples
その工事は住民からの強い反対にもかかわらず、続けられた。
They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.
工房うぼうNounFreq #8658
1

workshop; studio; atelier

工作うさくNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #10148
1

handicraft

Examples
彼は工作に熟練している。
He is skilled in handicraft.
2

work; construction; manufacturing

3

maneuvering; manoeuvering

Examples
会計係が逮捕されたが、原因は彼の裏帳簿工作だという噂があった。
When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.
人工んこうNoun~の Adj.Freq #10155
1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

小細工いくNounFreq #12380
1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork

2

cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

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