具
具·tool, ingredient
- On-yomi
- グ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道具 | どうぐ | tool |
| 家具 | かぐ | furniture |
| 具体的 | ぐたいてき | concrete, specific |
| 文房具 | ぶんぼうぐ | stationery |
Example sentences
新しい家具を買いました。
あたらしいかぐをかいました。
I bought some new furniture.
この道具を使えば簡単に直せます。
このどうぐをつかえばかんたんになおせます。
With this tool you can fix it easily.
もっと具体的に説明してください。
もっとぐたいてきにせつめいしてください。
Please explain it more concretely.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 具合 as ぐごう — it is ぐあい
- 具 also means the solid ingredients in a dish: みそ汁の具
Memory aid
Picture it
An eye 目 above a table with two legs — the tools laid out where you can see them.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 家具かぐfurniture
- 寝具しんぐbedding
- 具体的ぐたいてきconcrete, specific
- 具体ぐたいconcreteness
- 具合ぐあいcondition, state of health
- 道具どうぐtool
- 器具きぐinstrument, appliance, tool
- 具材ぐざいingredients (of a dish)
- 絵の具えのぐpaints, colours, pigments
- 具えるそなえるto be furnished with, to possess (a quality or equipment)
- 文房具ぶんぼうぐstationery, writing materials
- 敬具けいぐYours sincerely
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