# 芸 — performing art; craft

芸 means “performing art; craft”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ゲイ (gei). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 芸 (gei, “art; craft”).

- Meaning: performing art; craft
- On'yomi: ゲイ (gei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Arts & pastimes

## How to remember 芸

Parts: 艹 grass · 云 cloud

## Words with 芸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 芸 | げい (gei) | art; craft |

## Don't confuse it with

[会](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/meet/) · [伝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/convey/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes” set

[舞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/traditional-dance/) · [劇](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drama/) · [芸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/performing-art/) · [像](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/statue/) · [踊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dance/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/performing-art/. Last updated 2026-11-01.