芸

音読おんよみ: ゲイ

訓読くんよみ: わざ

画数かくすう: 7

部首ぶしゅ: くさかんむり(艹)

Meaning

Art / Performance / Skill / Craft

  • 芸術げいじゅつ — fine art
  • 芸能げいのう — entertainment
  • 演芸えんげい — performing arts
  • 園芸えんげい — horticulture
  • 手芸しゅげい — handicraft
  • 芸人げいにん — performer / entertainer
  • 芸術家げいじゅつか — artist
  • 芸能界げいのうかい — entertainment industry

Originally tied to cultivation and growth, 芸 extended from “cultivating plants” to “cultivating skill,” and now broadly covers artistic ability and cultural performance.

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