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How do you read 造詣 in Japanese?
A deep understanding of a field.
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Deep knowledge or understanding of a field such as art or scholarship, used in 〇〇が深い.
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speech radical beside 旨
造 followed by 言 and 旨 reading
言 beside ヒ and 日 13 strokes
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造 has 10 strokes and the radical 辵 (movement). 詣 has 13 strokes and the radical 言 (speech). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
造10 strokes / radical: 辵 (movement)
詣13 strokes / radical: 言 (speech)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
ぞうけい
zōkei
造詣
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English translationDeep knowledge / expertise
Deep knowledge, understanding and insight in a particular field.
See it in a sentence
先生は陶芸への造詣が深く、器の違いを丁寧に教えてくれた。The teacher’s deep knowledge of pottery helped them explain the differences between the bowls.
A way to remember
Read it zōkei, not zōshi. 詣 contains a shape like 旨, but is read kei in this word.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 造詣
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Using 造詣
The pattern 分野に造詣が深い identifies an area of deep knowledge, as in 音楽に造詣が深い.
例：郷土史に造詣が深い先生が、古い地図の読み方を教えてくれた。
A teacher with deep knowledge of local history showed us how to read an old map.
Reading and meaning in context
The reading is ぞうけい. Practice the whole phrase 造詣が深い to avoid confusing 詣 with a similar-looking character.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 造詣
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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