手芸(しゅげい)

しゅげい
noun
handicraft; needlework
1. handicraft; needlework
Handmade crafts, particularly textile-based crafts like knitting, embroidery, and sewing.
母(はは)は手芸(しゅげい)が得意(とくい)だ。
My mother is good at handicrafts.
手芸(しゅげい)店(てん)で毛糸(けいと)を買(か)った。
I bought yarn at the craft store.
趣味(しゅみ)で手芸(しゅげい)を始(はじ)めた。
I started doing handicrafts as a hobby.

手芸(しゅげい) primarily refers to textile-based crafts done by hand. It generally excludes woodworking, pottery, and other non-textile crafts.

COMMON TYPES:

  • 編(あ)み物(もの): knitting, crocheting
  • 刺繍(ししゅう): embroidery
  • 裁縫(さいほう): sewing
  • パッチワーク: patchwork
  • ビーズ細工(ざいく): beadwork

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 手芸(しゅげい)をする: to do handicrafts
  • 手芸(しゅげい)店(てん): craft store (e.g., ユザワヤ)
  • 手芸(しゅげい)用品(ようひん): craft supplies
  • 手芸(しゅげい)教室(きょうしつ): handicraft class

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 工芸(こうげい): crafts (broader, includes pottery, lacquerwork, etc.)
  • ハンドメイド: handmade (loanword, often used for items sold online)
  • 手作(てづく)り: handmade, homemade (general term)

Related Words

Related: 木彫(きぼ)り (wood carving)
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Added 2026.1.19 8:27 · Revised 2026.4.3 12:01
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