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    3. 陶工

    陶工

    陶とう工こう

    potter

    KMT10News #43+1Ref L2NounArt & DesignKanji Vocab14 strokes

    とうこう

    Noun

    1.
    potter, ceramist, ceramicist

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは有ゆう名めいな陶とう工こうです。

    He is a famous potter.

    KMT6Art & Design
    その陶とう工こうは、伝でん統とう的てきな技ぎ法ほうで美うつくしい茶ちゃ碗わんを作つくります。

    That potter makes beautiful tea bowls using traditional techniques.

    KMT8Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    彼かれの工こう房ぼうでは、若わかい陶とう工こうたちが日ひ々びぎ技じゅ術つを磨みがいている。

    In his workshop, young potters are honing their skills every day.

    KMT8Art & DesignCulture & TraditionsWork & Career
    現げん代だいの陶とう工こうたちは、伝でん統とうを守まもりつつも新あたらしい表ひょう現げんを追つい求きゅうしている。

    Modern potters are pursuing new expressions while preserving tradition.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    陶とう工こうの作さく品ひんは、その土と地ちの土つちや釉ゆう薬やくの特とく性せいを反はん映えいしていることが多おおい。

    The works of potters often reflect the characteristics of the local soil and glaze.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    陶
    すえ…(2)
    pottery・porcelain
    工
    craft・construction・katakana e radical (no. 48)
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