Quick answer
技 is the kanji for "Skill". A common reading is わざ (waza). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Skill
Also : Art · Craft · Ability · Feat
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 技 represents 'SKILL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of skill.
On-reading: ぎ — remember this sound by associating it with skill. Kun-reading: わざ.
Example Sentences
技術を磨くために練習しています。
ぎじゅつをみがくためにれんしゅうしています。
I practice to hone my technique.
競技大会に参加しました。
きょうぎたいかいにさんかしました。
I participated in a competition.
Vocabulary using 技
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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