技術|ぎじゅつgijutsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nountechnology; engineering
2. nountechnique; skill
   私は彼かれの運転うんてんの技術ぎじゅつは素晴すばらしいと思おもう。↗

   I admire his skill at driving.
3. nounart; craft

• SynonymテクノロジーNeutralLoanword for science and technology, as in 「最新テクノロジー」; it stays on the tech side, while 「技術」 can also mean a person's skill at doing things.
• SynonymテクニックNeutralLoanword for technique, as in 「テクニックを磨く」; close to 「技術」 in its skill sense, but it never covers science and technology as a whole.
• Synonym技法ぎほうWrittenTechniques of expression in art or literature, as in 「絵画の技法」; written/formal. 「技術」 spans wider fields and can also mean a person's skill.
• Synonym技わざNeutralAn art or a specific move, as in 「柔道の技」; it points to concrete actions. 「技術」 can sum up a whole set of skills, methods, or technology.
• Synonym技巧ぎこうWrittenRefined technique, mostly in artistic work, as in 「技巧を凝らす」; written/formal. More than 「技術」, it highlights ingenuity in making or expressing.
• Synonym手法しゅほうNeutralThe method or approach one adopts, as in 「新しい手法」. 「技術」 also covers a person's skills and science and technology.
• Related技量ぎりょうWrittenHow much skill a person has, as in 「技量が問われる」; a written/formal word. 「技術」 also covers science and technology and concrete methods.
• Related技能ぎのうNeutralPractical skills for doing things — jobs, sports, languages. It stresses hands-on ability more than 「技術」 and never refers to technology as a system.
• Related腕うでCasualColloquial and close to 「技術」 in the ability sense, as in 「腕がいい」; it sounds more casual and points to personal craft. Its basic sense is 'arm'.
• Related腕前うでまえNeutralA person's level of skill, as in 「料理の腕前」. 「技術」 covers both a person's skill and concrete methods or science and technology.
• Related実力じつりょくNeutralTrue, actual ability, as in 「実力を発揮する」; not limited to technical skill. 「技術」 zeroes in on skill or technical means.
• RelatedノウハウNeutralLoanword for know-how and practical knowledge, as in 「経営ノウハウ」; it stresses the knowledge needed to get things done more than 「技術」 does.
• Related工学こうがくWrittenEngineering as an academic field, as in 「機械工学」; written/formal. 「技術」 means skills or means to an end, not the name of a discipline.
• Related才能さいのうNeutralInborn talent, unlike 「技術」, which is skill gained through practice. It cannot stand in for 「技術」 meaning science and technology or a technical means.
• Related手腕しゅわんWrittenThe ability to handle affairs, as in 「経営手腕」; written/formal. It stresses executive ability more than 「技術」 and never means science and technology.
• Related力量りきりょうWrittenHow much ability or talent one has, as in 「力量が試される」; it can also mean physical strength. 「技術」 focuses on skill or technical means.
• RelatedスキルNeutralLoanword for skills gained through training, as in 「スキルアップ」; common in workplace talk. 「技術」 also covers technology and concrete methods.
• Related手並みてなみCasualColloquial word for the skill someone shows, as in 「お手並み拝見」. 「技術」 is more neutral and also covers methods in the tech field.
• RelatedアビリティーNeutralLoanword for ability or talent in general; in everyday speech people just say 「能力」. 「技術」 is about skill or technical means — a different scope.
• Related才腕さいわんWrittenWritten/formal word for the talent to get things done, as in 「才腕を振るう」. 「技術」 can also mean science and technology; for everyday skill say 「腕前」.

Default to 「技術」 for technology and skills in general. Pick 「テクノロジー」 for science and technology, 「技能」 or 「スキル」 for job skills, 「腕前」 for personal craft, 「ノウハウ」 for know-how, 「才能」 for innate talent, and 「手腕」 for executive ability. 「腕」 and 「手並み」 are casual words for personal skill, 「技」 a concrete move, 「テクニック」 technique, 「手法」 a method, 「実力」 true ability, and 「アビリティー」 general ability. 「技量」「技法」「技巧」「才腕」「工学」「力量」 lean written/formal.

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1. 個人こじんや特定とくていの集団しゅうだんにおいて、訓練くんれんにより身みに付つけた、物事ものごとを巧たくみに行おこなう能力のうりょく。テクニック、スキル。[from 1563]
2. 自然しぜんや人工じんこうの事物じぶつ・システムを改変かいへん・保全ほぜん・操作そうさして公共こうきょうの安全あんぜん、健康けんこう、および福祉ふくしに有用ゆうような事物じぶつや快適かいてきな環境かんきょうを作り出つくりだす手段しゅだん。テクノロジー。
3. 中学校ちゅうがっこうの教科きょうかの一ひとつ。技術ぎじゅつ家庭科かていか。