Word Meaning 彫刻

ちょうこく choukoku

彫刻 is read as ちょうこく (choukoku) and means carving.

Meaning

English

  1. carving
  2. engraving
  3. sculpture

Reading

Kana

ちょうこく

Romaji

choukoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5386 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

彫刻家

ちょうこくか

engraver

彫刻界

ちょうこくかい

sculpture circles

彫刻物

ちょうこくぶつ

engraving

彫刻室座

ちょうこくしつざ

Sculptor (constellation)

彫刻具座

ちょうこくぐざ

Caelum (constellation)

彫刻術

ちょうこくじゅつ

sculpture

彫刻師

ちょうこくし

engraver

彫刻版

ちょうこくばん

engraving

彫刻凹版

ちょうこくおうはん

copperplate engraving

彫刻刀

ちょうこくとう

graver

彫り刻む

ほりきざむ

to engrave

ギリシャ彫刻

ぎりしゃちょうこく

Greek sculpture

Example Sentences

10

かれはちょうこくかです。

He is a sculptor.

すばらしいちょうこくですね。

What a wonderful sculpture.

こおりのちょうこくをつくります。

I will make an ice sculpture.

このどあにはうつくしいちょうこくがある。

There is beautiful carving on this door.

A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.

The city holds an ice sculpture festival each year.

The longsword was sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.

Inspired by Asian religions, he created beautiful sculptures.

"What's this?" "It's called a 'chisel', it's a tool used for carving wood."

In that exhibition you will see jade carvings by several famous masters.