木工|もっこうmokkou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwoodworking; woodwork; woodworker
   彼かれらの最高さいこうの技術ぎじゅつは木工もっこう細工さいくに見みられた。↗

   Their highest skill was woodworking.
2. nouncarpenter

• Synonym大工仕事だいくしごとCasualCarpentry work — typically fixing up houses or building furniture; colloquial, with the emphasis on hands-on labor.
• RelatedウッドクラフトNeutralA loanword for woodcraft as a hobby: making furniture, ornaments and other items from wood by hand; 「木工」 also covers professional craftsmen and the trade.
• Related木工業NeutralRefers to the woodworking industry as a whole; the emphasis is on the trade, while 「木工」 can also mean the craft itself or a craftsman.
• Related番匠WrittenAn old term for carpenters and building craftsmen of ancient times, now rare and found mainly in historical texts; 「木工」 is the modern, general word.

Use 「木工」 for the craft of making things from wood or for a craftsman, as in 「木工細工」. Say 「木工業」 for the industry, 「ウッドクラフト」 for hobby woodcraft, and 「大工仕事」 for carpentry jobs like house repairs.

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1. （もっこう、もく、こだくみ）大工だいく。
2. （もっこう）木材もくざいを使用しようして加工品かこうひんを作つくること。また、その職人しょくにん。