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.

COMMON TYPES:

  • 編(あ)み物(もの) (knitting)
  • 刺繍(ししゅう) (embroidery)
  • 裁縫(さいほう) (sewing)
  • 手編(てあ)み (hand-knitting)
  • パッチワーク (patchwork)

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)
  • 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)

Related Words

Related: 木彫(きぼ)り (wood carving)
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Added 2026.1.19 8:27 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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