Kanaate #26 answers (October 17, 2026)
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4-kana answer: こうげい
Meaning
工芸 means craft or applied art: a skill or field of making useful or beautiful objects from materials.
Example sentences
町の工芸を紹介する展示を、家族と見に行きました。
Machi no kōgei o shōkai suru tenji o, kazoku to mi ni ikimashita.
I went with my family to an exhibition introducing the town’s crafts.
木を使った工芸の作品を、棚に飾っています。
Ki o tsukatta kōgei no sakuhin o, tana ni kazatte imasu.
I display a craft piece made of wood on the shelf.
Note
工芸 refers to a craft field or the skill of making objects. A finished piece is called 工芸品; terms such as 陶芸 name a particular craft.
Related words
- 工芸品
- 手工芸
- 陶芸
About the shape of this word
- 4 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): げ. Use the ゛ key to type them.
5-kana answer: しょうどう
Meaning
A sudden, strong urge to do something, often before taking time to think it through. It can describe an urge to act or buy something.
Example sentences
衝動で買い物をせず、一晩考えてから決めました。
Shōdō de kaimono o sezu, hitoban kangaete kara kimemashita.
I did not buy something on impulse; I thought it over for a night first.
急な衝動にかられ、予定を変えたくなりました。
Kyū na shōdō ni karare, yotei o kaetakunari mashita.
I felt a sudden urge to change my plans.
Note
Shōdōgai means an impulse purchase, buying something without much thought. Other common phrases include shōdō ni karerareru, to be seized by an urge, and shōdō o osaeru, to control one.
Related words
- 衝動買い
- 気持ち
- 欲求
About the shape of this word
- 5 hiragana.
- The kana "う" appear more than once. Repeated kana are colored once for each time they appear in the answer.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): ど. Use the ゛ key to type them.
- It contains small kana: ょ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.
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