Vocabulary

What does 職人 (しょくにん, shokunin) mean?

職人 (しょくにん, shokunin) means craftsman, artisan.

Quick facts
Readingしょくにん
Romajishokunin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しょくにん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshokunin

craftsman, artisan

  1. 1noun craftsman; artisan; tradesman

Example sentences

  • He is a skilled craftsman.

  • This piece of furniture was made by a craftsman.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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