匠しょう人じんしょうじんMeanings1nouncraftsman; artisanrare termRare term for a skilled manual worker, especially in traditional crafts or carpentry. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 職人 (しょくにん) or 工匠 (こうしょう).古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、匠しょう人じんは木もっ工こうや建けん築ちくに携たずさわる者ものを指さした。In old documents, 匠人 referred to people engaged in woodworking or construction.