木工芸(もっこうげい)

もっこうげい
noun
woodcraft; wood crafts; woodworking art
1. woodcraft; wood crafts; woodworking art
The craft of making decorative or practical objects from wood, especially as a traditional art form. Encompasses joinery, carving, lacquered wares, and similar techniques.
木工芸(もっこうげい)を習(なら)い始(はじ)めた。
I started learning woodcraft.
この地方(ちほう)は木工芸(もっこうげい)が盛(さか)んだ。
Woodcraft thrives in this region.
伝統(でんとう)木工芸(もっこうげい)の技(わざ)を次(つぎ)の世代(せだい)に伝(つた)えていきたい。
I want to pass on traditional woodcraft techniques to the next generation.

Compound of 木工(もっこう) (woodwork) + 芸(げい) (art, craft). Note the geminate っ: もくこう → もっこう.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 伝統(でんとう)木工芸(もっこうげい): traditional woodcraft
  • 木工芸(もっこうげい)家(か): woodcraft artist
  • 木工芸(もっこうげい)品(ひん): woodcraft items; wooden craft goods

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 木工(もっこう): woodwork — broader, includes industrial woodworking
  • 木彫(もくちょう)り: wood carving — narrower, focused on carving
  • 指物(さしもの): traditional joinery — wooden furniture made without nails
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