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Kanji for Art
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “art”: 芸、伎. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
art
Art and skill; someone who brings joy through craft.
Geisha (芸者) literally means "person of the arts," trained extensively in traditional music, dance, and tea ceremony.
7 strokes On reading ゲイ、ウン (gei, un) Kun reading うえる、のり、わざ (ueru, nori, waza) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: technique, art, craft, performance, acting
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki, gei
In Japan it appears in about 92 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 芸: Abigail 明日芸琉 · Marget 真芸登 · Sergej 世瑠芸 · Engelbert 円芸瑠平琉斗 · Helge 平瑠芸 · Gerold 芸路琉道
art
Art and skill, as in kabuki (歌舞伎), Japan’s classic theater.
6 strokes On reading ギ、キ (gi, ki) Kun reading わざ、わざおぎ (waza, wazaogi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: deed, skill
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki, gi
In Japan it appears in about 74 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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