Hanja Analyzer
技

技 — gi

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
재주 기
Romanization
gi
English
skill, ability, talent, ingenuity
Mandarin
jì
Japanese on'yomi
ギ, キ
Japanese kun'yomi
わざ
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#434 of 2,500
Strokes
7
Radical
手 (64, 4 residual)
Phonetic component
支
Unicode
U+6280

Parts that make up 技

  • 扌 손 수variant of 手 다섯 손가락을 편 손손으로 하는 동작
  • 支 지탱할 지sound 가지를 손에 쥔 모양갈라진 가지와 버티는 일. ‘지·기’ 계열의 소리

How 技 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 技 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 支.

Korean example words with 技

  • 기량技倆 Korean gloss: 기술상의 재주
  • 소기小技 Korean gloss: 조그마한 재주
  • 장기長技 Korean gloss: 가장 잘하는 재주
  • 기수技手 Korean gloss: ‘기원’의 전 용어
  • 실기實技 Korean gloss: 실제의 기능이나 기술
  • 묘기妙技 Korean gloss: 매우 뛰어난 기술과 재주
  • 외기外技 Korean gloss: 잡스러운 여러 가지 노름
  • 잡기雜技 Korean gloss: 잡스러운 여러 가지 노름
  • 검기劍技 Korean gloss: 검을 잘 부리어 쓰는 솜씨
  • 신기神技 Korean gloss: 매우 뛰어난 기술이나 재주
  • 기술技術 Korean gloss: 사물을 잘 다룰 수 있는 방법이나 능력
  • 기예技藝 Korean gloss: ‘기술’과 ‘예술’을 아울러 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 技

  • 技術ぎじゅつ technology; engineering; technique
  • 競技きょうぎ game; match; contest
  • 演技えんぎ acting; performance
  • 技術者ぎじゅつしゃ engineer; technical expert; technician
  • 技わざ technique; art; skill
  • 技術的ぎじゅつてき technical; technological; practical
  • 科学技術庁かがくぎじゅつちょう Science and Technology Agency (1956-2001)
  • 技能ぎのう technical skill; ability; capacity
  • 陸上競技りくじょうきょうぎ track and field; athletics
  • 技師ぎし engineer; technical officer
  • 国技こくぎ national sport
  • 技法ぎほう technique

Characters sharing the phonetic 支

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “기”

Other hanja with radical 手

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