Illustration: Inside the exposed timber frame of a Japanese house under construction, a carpenter kneels beside a heavy beam and pares a mortise with a chisel. A matching tenon on the adjoining post shows exactly how the pieces will fit.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

大だい工く

daiku

carpenter

Example sentences

私わたしのおじいちゃんは大工だいくです。
My grandfather is a carpenter.
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彼かれの職業しょくぎょうは大工だいくです。
He is a carpenter by trade.
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彼かれは腕うでの良よい大工だいくだ。
He is a good carpenter.
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Kanji in 大工

大large; bigOnダイ・タイKunおお-・おおきい
工craft; constructionOnコウ・ク・グ

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