Meaning

Primary

Sculpture

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You carve then you carve again. So much carving until, wait, wow, it looks like something! All that carving became a sculpture!

Reading

ちょうこく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

彫刻を落として、真っ二つに割ってしまいました。

I dropped the sculpture and it broke in half.

Kanji Composition