noun

  1. trick, contrivance, cleverness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
機巧 きこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

loom, mechanism, machine
キ はた (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
how many, how much, how far
いく- キ い (7th, N3)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
protection
ジュ まもり まも.る (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
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