5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

adroit, skilled, ingenuity

Kun'yomi
  • skillful ②craft ③plot
  • to devise
  • skillful ②delicious ③good (deal, idea, etc.)
On'yomi
  • skilfulness
Nanori
  • かつ
  • たくみ
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 61.4%
たくたく 38.6%

Character Breakdown

adroit, skilled, ingenuity
コウ たく.み うま.い (8th, N1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる

Common Words

skillful ②craft ③plot
technically accomplished
cleverness ②clever person (in a particular field)
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References

Unicode hex code 5DE7
JIS X 0208 1-25-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1453
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1533
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 188
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 219
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 137
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 166
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1241
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1329
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1444
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 238
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1363
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8721
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1242
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1627
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1737
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1247
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1047
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1786
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 551
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1249
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.7
Four corner code 1112.7
De Roo Code 3152