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手芸 (しゅげい, shugei) Japanese meaning: handicrafts | Kotomora
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My mother is good at handicrafts and often knits sweaters for me.
I bought yarn at a craft shop on the weekend.
Usage patterns 手しゅ 芸げい をする to do handicrafts
My mother does handicrafts in her free time.
手しゅ 芸げい を 習なら う to learn/take lessons in handicrafts
She is taking handicraft lessons at a class.
手しゅ 芸げい 店てん で 〈 物もの 〉 を 買か う to buy something at a craft supply store
I bought some yarn at the craft store.
Related words 工芸 covers industrial or traditional crafts like ceramics and lacquerware, while 手芸 specifically means handmade textile crafts such as sewing, knitting, or embroidery.
工作 is a broad term for manual work or simple construction, often for children, whereas 手芸 implies more refined decorative needlework.
手芸 specifically refers to needlework and textile handicrafts like sewing, knitting, and embroidery, whereas クラフト covers a wider range of handmade crafts including woodwork and leatherwork.
手芸 is a broader term covering handicrafts like knitting and embroidery, whereas 裁縫 refers specifically to sewing.
Etymology Compound of 手 (hand) and 芸 (art, skill), literally 'hand art'. The term has been used since the Meiji era to refer to domestic handicrafts, especially needlework.
