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Kanji for Art
The kanji for “art” is 伎, read gi and written in 6 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
伎
art
Art and skill, as in kabuki (歌舞伎), Japan’s classic theater.
6 strokes On reading ギ、キ (gi, ki) Kun reading わざ、わざおぎ (waza, wazaogi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: deed, skill
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki, gi
In Japan it appears in about 74 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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