How to say "artisan" in Japanese

• 職人しょくにんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers 'artisan' in its plain sense: someone trained in a manual craft or trade who does skilled hands-on work, extending to tradesmen and workers generally; the choice when you simply mean a skilled worker.
  私はその職人しょくにんがとても腕うでがよいと分わかった。↗

  I found the workman very good.
• 匠たくみCommon
  nounAlso means 'artisan', but with a nuance of mastery: a craftsman whose skill is admired as verging on art rather than one who simply practices a trade. It can also mean a carpenter.

Use 職人 for the plain sense of 'artisan', a skilled manual worker or tradesman; choose 匠 when you want the nuance of a master whose craftsmanship is admired as artistry; 匠 can also mean carpenter.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 職人しょくにんcraftsman
• 匠たくみcraftsman
• 工匠こうしょうartisan
• アルチザンartisan
• 細工師さいくしcraftsman
• 工芸家こうげいかcraftsman
• 手工業者しゅこうぎょうしゃhandicraftsman
• 工人こうじんworkman
• 親方おやかたcraftsman
• 技工ぎこうcraftsman
• 職工しょっこうcraftsman