大工

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
work; worker; skill
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
 
simp. and trad.
(大工)

Pronunciation


Noun

大工

  1. (literary or Hong Kong) skilled worker

Proper noun

大工

  1. Short for 大連理工大學.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(だい)() (daiku

  1. carpenter
    Synonym: 木工 (mokkō)
  2. (historical) master carpenter
  3. (archaic) carpenter associated with the 木工寮 (Mokkō-ryō, Bureau of Woodworking) who worked on governmental construction and maintenance projects

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō