Jisho

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Words — 3 found

くふう 工夫
Common word JLPT N2 Show 1 collocation Links
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out​
  • これ
  • は
  • わたし私
  • が
  • くふう工夫
  • した
  • けいかく計画
  • です
    • 。
This is a plan of my own devising.
Noun
2. device; design; idea; plan; invention​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
3. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)​
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4. Kung fu (term)​Kung fu, gongfu, or gung fu is a Chinese term referring t... Read more
Other forms
功夫 【くふう】
Notes
功夫: Rarely-used kanji form.
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こうふ 工夫
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Noun
1. labourer; laborer; workman​Dated term, Sensitive
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くふうこ 工夫を凝らす
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan​
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Kanji — 2 found

1.3042055904910765
3 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
工
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
On: コウ、 ク、 グ
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1.9483115844571264
4 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4.
夫
husband, man
Kun: おっと、 それ
On: フ、 フウ、 ブ
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Sentences — 28 found

  • jreibun/640/2
    • ていばん定番
      • の
    • ふく服
      • を
    • いま今
      • っぽく着こなしたくて、ベルトの位置を変えたり、
    • くびもと首元
      • にスカーフを巻いたり、いろいろ
    • くふう工夫
      • してみた。
    I wanted to dress up a standard outfit in a fashionable way, so I changed the position of the belt, wrapped a scarf around my neck, and experimented with several other ideas. — Jreibun
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