大工(だいく)

だいく
noun
carpenter
1. carpenter, woodworker
A craftsperson who builds and repairs wooden structures and objects, especially houses and buildings.
大工(だいく)に家(いえ)の修理(しゅうり)を頼(たの)んだ。
I asked a carpenter to repair the house.
祖父(そふ)は腕(うで)のいい大工(だいく)だった。
My grandfather was a skilled carpenter.
腕のいい = skilled, good at one's craft
大工(だいく)仕事(しごと)は体力(たいりょく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Carpentry work requires physical strength.
大工仕事 = carpentry work
父(ちち)は日曜(にちよう)大工(だいく)で棚(たな)を作(つく)った。
My father built a shelf as a DIY project.
日曜大工 = Sunday carpenter, DIY
宮(みや)大工(だいく)は釘(くぎ)を使(つか)わずに神社(じんじゃ)や寺(てら)を建(た)てる技術(ぎじゅつ)を持(も)っている。
Shrine carpenters have the technique of building shrines and temples without using nails.
宮大工 = shrine/temple carpenter (specialized craft)

CULTURAL NOTE: Traditional Japanese 大工(だいく) (carpenters) are highly skilled craftsmen. The construction of traditional Japanese wooden buildings, including temples and shrines, requires specialized techniques passed down through generations.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 町(まち)大工(だいく) (town carpenter)
  • 宮(みや)大工(だいく) (shrine/temple carpenter - specialized)
  • 大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ) (carpentry tools)
  • 日曜(にちよう)大工(だいく) (Sunday carpenter, DIY enthusiast)

IDIOM: 大工(だいく)の掘(ほ)っ立(た)て小屋(ごや) = 'The cobbler's children have no shoes' (lit. 'a carpenter's hastily-built shack')

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Added 2026.1.13 20:35 · Revised 2026.3.3 9:40
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