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人工 (じんこう) — artificial | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

人工

じんこう

particle

Meanings

1artificial
2man made
3human work
4man-made

Example sentence

人工干潟を造成する試みが全国的に展開されている。

Artificial tidelands are being developed on a country-wide basis.

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Kanji in this word

人Person2 strokes 工Craft, Construction, Katakana E Radical (no. 48)3 strokes

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Full entry on Jisho

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人材じんざい · man of talentN1

人体じんたい · human bodyN1

人ひと · personN5

More words with 工

加工かこう · manufacturingN1 着工ちゃっこう · start of (construction) workN1 大工だいく · carpenterN2 工芸こうげい · industrial artsN2 工員こういん · factory workerN2 工事こうじ · construction workN2 工場こうば · factoryN3 工学こうがく · engineeringN1

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