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Kanji Detail for 具 - "tool, ingredient"

具

  • Meaning

    具 means "tool, ingredient." Also associated with detailed.

    1. Tool - An implement; equipment.

    2. Ingredient - Material used in cooking.

    3. Detailed - In full; completely; thoroughly.

    4. Prepare - To make ready; to equip.

  • Words using 具

    • 具体的 ぐたいてき Listen concrete; definite; specific
    • 具体 ぐたい Listen concreteness; embodiment
    • 道具 どうぐ Listen tool; implement; instrument
    • 家具 かぐ Listen furniture
    • 器具 きぐ Listen utensil; implement; tool
    • 具体化 ぐたいか Listen embodiment; materialization; actualization
    • 用具 ようぐ Listen tool; implement; instrument
    • 絵の具 えのぐ Listen paint; coloring materials; colors

  • Four-character idioms with 具

    • 円満具足 えんまんぐそく Listen (things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony

  • Tattoo check: 具

    • Verified meaning: tool, ingredient
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えれ, く, ぐ, つぶさ)
    • Also carries these associations: detailed

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 具

    Given names 具(えれ)Listen 具(とも)Listen

    Surnames 具(く)Listen 具(ぐ)Listen 具(つぶさ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tool, implement; draw up, write

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tool, implement; to draw up, to write

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To prepare. Such as 具食, meaning to prepare food. | To make up the number is called 具. Such as 具臣 (nominal minister), 具文 (nominal document). | Complete. Such as 具體而微 (complete in form but small in scale). | Utensils are called 具. Such as 農具 (farm tools), 漁具 (fishing tools), 坐具 (seating), 臥具 (bedding). Also, ability is called 才具, meaning what is used for practical purposes.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gu(グ) グ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sona.eru(そな-える) そな-える

    tsubusa.ni(つぶさ-に) つぶさ-に

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    八 (hachi・hachigashira・ha)

  • Related Keywords

    tool ingredient detailed preparation prepare utensil accessory apparatus appliance device equipment gadget gear implement instrument material object provision resource supply thoroughly

Sentences including 具

  • I feel much better today.

  • How are you getting along?

  • She is very anxious about his health.

  • How are you getting along with your new job?

  • I'm afraid something is wrong with him.

  • He has been sick since last night.

  • This tool is good for nothing.

  • He is in poor health.

  • Do you have rain gear with you?

  • There is much furniture in the room.

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