JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 技: "skill, art, craft"
The kanji 技 means "skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ギ in on'yomi and わざ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わざ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 434 of 2,501 |
Common words with 技
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 技術technology; engineering · technique; skill
- 技technique; art; skill; move
- 演技acting; performance
- 競技game; match; contest; competition
- 特技special skill
- 技能technical skill; ability; capacity
- 技量ability; competency; talent; skill
- 必殺技killer technique; surefire assassination method · special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
- 剣技sword skills; swordsmanship
- 闘技場arena
- 技術者engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
- 技術的technical; technological · practical
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