| 1242 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1444 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1453 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1363 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1737 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1786 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8721 | Morohashi |
| 188 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1533 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1047 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巧 【コウ】 skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness
- 巧妙 【コウミョウ】 ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
- 不精巧 【フセイコウ】 clumsy, bungling
- 大巧 【タイコウ】 great talent
Kun reading compounds
- 巧み 【たくみ】 skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
- 巧む 【たくむ】 to devise, to plot, to plan
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たくみ、 よし
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- habilidad
- destreza
- ingenio
- diestro
- hábil
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- hábil
- engenhoso
French
- adroit
- habile
- ingénieux
| 3152 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1112.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1938 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拙 【セツ】 poor, unskillful, clumsy, I, me
- 拙劣 【セツレツ】 clumsy, unskillful
- 稚拙 【チセツ】 unskillful, childish, immature, naive, artless, clumsy, crude
- 巧拙 【コウセツ】 skill, workmanship, dexterity, quality
Kun reading compounds
- 拙い 【つたない】 poor-quality, shoddy, crude, unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy, unlucky
Readings
- Korean:
- jol
Spanish
- inexperto
- torpe
Portuguese
- Mal-ajambrado
- desajeitado
- inábil
French
- maladroit
- bâclé
- mon humble (maison, écrit)
| 1487 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1785 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1880 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1733 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1351 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1801 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1939 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1470 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 875 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 373 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 280 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 776 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11965 | Morohashi |
| 315 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2122 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 769 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1376 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5207.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62d9 | Unicode hex code |