彫刻

ちょうこく

carving, engraving, sculpture

What does 彫刻 mean?

彫刻 is a Japanese noun meaning carving, engraving, sculpture in English. It is written as 彫刻 in kanji, ちょうこく in hiragana, and choukoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その彫刻は非常に貴重である。

The sculptures are of great value.