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図画工作 (zugakousaku) Japanese meaning: arts and crafts | Kotomora

図ず画が工こう作さく

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Meanings

1

arts and crafts; drawing and manual arts

A Japanese elementary school subject combining drawing, painting, and hands-on craft activities. Often abbreviated as 図工 (ずこう).

小しょう学がっ校こうの図ず画が工こう作さくの時じ間かんに、紙かみで動

どう

物ぶつ

を

作つく

っ

た

。

In elementary school arts and crafts class, we made animals out of paper.

図ず画が工こう作さくの教きょう科か書しょには、色いろ々いろな工こう作さくのアイデアが載のっている。

The arts and crafts textbook has various craft ideas.

Kanji

図map, drawing, plan
画brush-stroke, picture
工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
作make, production, prepare

Related words

図ず工こう
Common abbreviation of 図画工作, used in school timetables and casual conversation.
美び術じゅつ
Art as a broader subject, typically taught from junior high school onward, focusing more on fine arts.

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図ず画が+工こう作さく

Etymology

Compound of 図画 (drawing/picture) and 工作 (craft/construction), reflecting the dual focus of the subject.