Word Meaning 細工

さいく saiku

細工 is read as さいく (saiku) and means work.

Meaning

English

  1. work
  2. workmanship
  3. craftsmanship
  4. handiwork
  5. artifice
  6. trick
  7. device
  8. tampering

Reading

Kana

さいく

Romaji

saiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3725 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

細工物

さいくもの

handiwork

細工所

さいくじょ

Edo-period office which administered tenders for arms, armor, etc.

細工師

さいくし

craftsman

小細工

こざいく

intricate workmanship

竹細工

たけざいく

bamboo work

寄せ木細工

よせぎざいく

wooden mosaic work

手細工

てざいく

handiwork

不細工

ぶざいく

clumsy (work)

木工細工

もっこうざいく

woodwork

石細工

いしざいく

masonry

針金細工

はりがねざいく

wirework

銀細工

ぎんざいく

silverwork