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細工 (さいく): work, craftsmanship, trick — Japanese vocabulary

細工 is read さいく and means "work, craftsmanship, trick". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

細工

Reading
さいく · saiku
Translation
work, craftsmanship, trick
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
さいくがさいくが

Example

彼らの最高の技術は木工細工に見られた。

かれらのさいこうのぎじゅつはもっこうさいくにみられた。

Their highest skill was woodworking.

Kanji in this word

  • 細 — thin, fine
  • 工 — craft, work

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