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工 - Craft, Construction
A carpenter in old Japan holds up a giant 工 beam-three strokes of wood, simple but strong.
He laughs: “This is my ruler and scaffold, the mark of craft!”
Festival kids spot the same 工 pattern in kōji-tsunagi weaving, tiled like a magic puzzle across cloth.
The beam hums like steel girders at a factory (工場 kōjō), echoing kō-kō-kō, the sound of industry.
Even in yokai tales, tools (tsukumogami) come alive after 100 years-reminding you 工 is more than lines: it’s work, craft, and creation given spirit.
