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Kanji Detail for 具 - "tool, ingredient, prepare"

  • Meaning

    具 means "tool, ingredient, prepare."

    1. Tool - An implement; equipment.

    2. Ingredient - Material used in cooking.

    3. Detailed - In full; completely; thoroughly.

    4. Prepare - To make ready; to equip.

  • 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.
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