Illustration: A plumber kneels inside the open cupboard beneath a Japanese apartment sink, tightening a pipe joint with a wrench. His orderly tool bag, protective work clothes, and replacement fittings show that he has come to perform his trade.

JLPT N1suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

工こう

kou

worker in a trade

Follows a trade name, as in 配管工. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. トムは自営じえいの配管はいかん工こうだ。

    Tom is a self-employed plumber.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 熟練じゅくれんした機械きかい工こうはかなりの賃金ちんぎんを稼かせぐ。

    A skilled mechanic earns decent wages.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは電気でんき工こうです。

    I am an electrician.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 工

  • 工craft; constructionOnコウ・ク・グ

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store