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工夫

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

工夫 — “device, ingenuity, contrivance, working out a scheme”

工夫 (read くふう) means device, ingenuity, contrivance, working out a scheme. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

Reading

くふう

Meaning

device, ingenuity, contrivance, working out a scheme

工夫 in a sentence

工夫くふうして作るつくる。

to make it with ingenuity

The kanji in 工夫

工work, construction
夫husband

Words that share a kanji with 工夫

工場こうじょう— factory
工事こうじ— construction work
工業こうぎょう— manufacturing industry, industry
人工じんこう— artificial, man-made
工員こういん— factory worker
工芸こうげい— craft, handicraft, industrial art
大工だいく— carpenter
丈夫じょうぶ— strong, solid, durable

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