• 芸術げいじゅつ — fine art
• 芸能げいのう — entertainment
• 演芸えんげい — performing arts
• 園芸えんげい — horticulture
• 手芸しゅげい — handicraft
• 芸人げいにん — performer, entertainer

芸 originally meant cultivating or planting, which evolved into the idea of cultivating knowledge or skills. It is now broadly used to describe artistic ability and cultural performance.

You can find it in many modern words like 芸術げいじゅつ (art) and 芸能げいのう (entertainment).

彼女かのじょは 芸術げいじゅつに 興味きょうみがあります。
She is interested in art.

日本にほんの 伝統でんとう芸能げいのうを 学まなびたいです。
I want to study traditional Japanese performing arts.

The on-yomi “ゲイ” appears in almost every word using this kanji. While it originally related to cultivation, today it expresses refined skill, performance, or cultural achievement.