Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
卓越技能者
English translation:
contemporary master craftsman
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Japanese term
卓越技能者
Japanese to English
Social Sciences
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
卓越技能者 is a designation used by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MLHW), which also refers to it as 現代の名工. I would like to know the English term the MLWH uses for either one of these two designations.
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craftsperson of superior skill/contemporary master craftsman
I'm 99% certain that the official title for 現代の名工 is "contemporary master craftsman". See link below; about 50 hits for this.
卓越技能者 appears not to be an official title as such (see 2nd url):
平成１３年度の卓越した技能者(通称「現代の名工」)の表彰予定者１４９名が
卓越技能者 appears not to be an official title as such (see 2nd url):
平成１３年度の卓越した技能者(通称「現代の名工」)の表彰予定者１４９名が
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craftsman
craftsman
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modern craftsman
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-02-08 02:12:20 GMT)
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master craftsman
David Lees, English Master Craftsman creates arts & crafts/mission style furniture, lighting & accessories.
www.crestwooddesign.com/Master Craftsman.htm - 11k
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-02-08 02:02:43 GMT)
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modern craftsman
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-02-08 02:12:20 GMT)
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master craftsman
David Lees, English Master Craftsman creates arts & crafts/mission style furniture, lighting & accessories.
www.crestwooddesign.com/Master Craftsman.htm - 11k
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a master-hand/a skilled craftsman
guessing
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Experts with distinguished skills/modern master craftsman
I came across several different terms for ｢卓越技能者｣and ｢現代の名工」. They are;
experts with distinguished skills
master craftsman of the present age
modern master craftsman
today's master craftsman
today's skillful craftman
These are used to discribe the title and each seems to have a few hits on google.
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Here is another site that may be informative.
http://www.yomitan.jp/english/youkoso/yomi11.htm
experts with distinguished skills
master craftsman of the present age
modern master craftsman
today's master craftsman
today's skillful craftman
These are used to discribe the title and each seems to have a few hits on google.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-02-08 15:42:10 GMT)
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Here is another site that may be informative.
http://www.yomitan.jp/english/youkoso/yomi11.htm
Reference:
http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/009/english/inamine/i_prof.html
http://japancraft.blogspot.com/2006/12/marquetry-lesson-by-haruo-uchiyama.html
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Steven Smith
: Sorry, I thought I'd do a bit of research myself in the end. Your answer is still very close though :-)
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Thank you, Steven.
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Will Matter
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An expert with superior (proven) ability.
Just another suggestion. I don't know if MHLW has a standard phrase for this or not but this is what it means. HTH.
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