竹 細 工(たけざいく)

たけざいく

noun

bamboo craft; bambooware

1. bamboo craft; bambooware

The craft of working bamboo into baskets, furniture, and decorative objects, or an object made this way. Covers both the activity and the finished piece.

竹細工(たけざいく)を習(なら)う。

I'm learning bamboo craft.

竹細工(たけざいく)のかごを買(か)う。

I'm buying a bamboo-woven basket.

この地域(ちいき)は竹細工(たけざいく)の産地(さんち)として知(し)られている。

This region is known as a center of bamboo-craft production.

竹細工(たけざいく) follows the same pattern as 木彫(きぼ)り: 竹(たけ) (bamboo) + 細工(さいく) (handicraft, workmanship), naming both the technique and the finished piece.

Common collocations

竹細工(たけざいく)のかご: a bamboo-woven basket
竹細工(たけざいく)職人(しょくにん): a bamboo craftsman
竹細工(たけざいく)を編(あ)む: to weave bambooware

Similar words

木彫(きぼ)り: wood carving — the same 細工(さいく) pattern applied to wood instead of bamboo.
工芸(こうげい): crafts in general — the umbrella term that includes 竹細工(たけざいく) as one traditional craft among many.

Related Words

Related: 木彫(きぼ)り (wood carving)

Compare: 工芸(こうげい) (crafts in general)

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