1.
artisan; master craftsman; skilled artisan
A highly skilled craftsperson, especially one who works with their hands in traditional crafts such as woodworking, metalwork, or stonework. A somewhat literary or formal term.
腕のいい工匠が集められた。
Skilled artisans were gathered together.
この寺は名のある工匠によって建てられた。
This temple was built by a renowned master craftsman.
中世ヨーロッパの工匠たちは大聖堂の建設に一生を捧げた。
Medieval European artisans devoted their lives to the construction of cathedrals.
Composed of 工 (craft, construction) and 匠 (artisan, master). A more literary and formal word than the everyday 職人. Often used in historical or elevated contexts to describe builders, sculptors, and other skilled manual workers.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 腕のいい工匠: skilled artisan
- 名工匠: famous master craftsman
- 工匠の技: artisan's skill
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 職人: craftsman, artisan — the everyday term; broader and more common
- 匠: master, artisan — used alone as a more poetic or branding-oriented term
- 名匠: master craftsman — emphasizes fame and exceptional skill
- 大工: carpenter — specifically a woodworking tradesperson