加工

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 加工 is read as かこう and means “processing” and “editing”.
• Basic usage: It describes shaping wood and digitally editing a photograph’s brightness.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Key distinction: 丸い形に加工する
  • It applies to physical transformation of material and digital image editing. The target shape appears in 丸い形に加工する.