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[さい()·()]
saiku
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 細工

noun, suru verb
  1. work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork
  2. artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring

Definition and Synonyms for 細工

Ruse a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Synonyms: からくり, たくらむ, トリック, 仕掛け, 仕掛ける, 企み, , 奸計, 小細工, 悪巧み, 策略, 策謀, 細工, 術数, 術策, 術計, 計略, 詭計, 詭謀, 謀略, 謀計
Work In add by mixing or blending on or attaching
Synonyms: 細工
Process shape, form, or improve a material
Synonyms: 加工, 細工
Play A Joke On deceive somebody
Synonyms: からかう, 細工, 隠し, 隠す
Misrepresent tamper, with the purpose of deception
Synonyms: ひずむ, でっち上げる, 偽造, 操作, 改ざん, 曲げる, 曲筆, 歪む, 歪める, 細工
Handicraft a work produced by hand labor
Synonyms: クラフト, ハンディクラフト, 手工芸品, 手細工, 細工, 細工物

Meanings for each kanji in 細工

» dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow
» craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)

Categories 細工 is a member of

Tactical Manoeuvre a move made to gain a tactical end
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Add make an addition (to)
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Transubstantiate change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
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Cheat engage in deceitful behavior
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Cozen be false to
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Piece Of Work a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 細工

Sample Sentences for 細工

Their highest skill was woodworking.
The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch.

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