Word Meaning 乞巧奠

きこうでん kikouden

乞巧奠 is read as きこうでん (kikouden) and means Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata).

Meaning

English

  1. Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)

Reading

Kana

きこうでん

Romaji

kikouden

Writing Variants

  • 乞巧奠 きっこうでん kikkouden

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

乞食

こじき

beggar

巧い

うまい

delicious

巧み

たくみ

plot

巧妙

こうみょう

ingenious

巧者

こうしゃ

clever person (in a particular field)

巧拙

こうせつ

skill

技巧

ぎこう

technique

精巧

せいこう

elaborate

工巧明

くぎょうみょう

silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)

言葉巧み

ことばだくみ

skillful words

技巧的

ぎこうてき

technically accomplished

無技巧

むぎこう

artless