noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
wood carving; woodcraft
Refers to the art, craft, or product of carving wood. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
祖父は木彫りの熊をたくさん作った。
My grandfather made many carved wooden bears.
This temple has an old wood-carved Buddha statue.
A wood-carved bear is a famous souvenir from Hokkaido.
My grandfather started learning wood carving after he retired.
木彫り is the more everyday, colloquial word for a wood carving, while 木彫 sounds more formal or technical.
woodcarver
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
Kanji-only spelling, often used in compounds or formal contexts.
Compound of 木 (wood) and 彫り (carving), the noun form of 彫る (to carve).