noun

  1. weekend carpentry, do-it-yourself, DIY, weekend carpenter, do-it-yourselfer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
日曜大工 にちようだいく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
weekday
ヨウ てる (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
surname, kind of pheasant
ケキ ジャク タク
feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
はね は ば (2nd, N2)
learn(習) variant
hooked enclosure
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)