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tool

HSK 3 N2
Objects →Tools
jù
グ
そな.える、つぶさ.に
구
Depicts two hands (廾) handling a cooking pot (鼎).
Components
鼎 old cooking pot+ 廾 two hands =
具 tool
鼎 Iconic component
dǐng old cooking pot
large, three-legged bronze caldron
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
具
Regular
Modern
Chinese
具 [jù]
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
Japanese
妻 、 具 (rare) つま 同音

noun

  1. wife
  2. usually kana garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings
  3. usually kana accompaniment; side (remark)
具 ぐ 同音
  1. noun tool; means
  2. noun ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.)
  3. counter counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
私は妻を見舞いに病院に行った。
I went to the hospital to see my wife.
ぎょうざの具のあまりは？餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。
Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
Japanese Names
具 えれ
Ere female given name
具 く
Ku surname
具 ぐ
Gu surname
具 つぶさ
Tsubusa surname
具 とも
Tomo female given name
CHINESE WORDS (157)
具有 [jù​yǒu] #3,113
to have
具体 [jù​tǐ] #2,507
concrete
具体 [jù​tǐ] #2,507
concrete
工具 [gōng​jù] #2,330
tool
玩具 [wán​jù] #1,996
plaything
具备 [jù​bèi] #6,903
to possess
具备 [jù​bèi] #6,903
to possess
面具 [miàn​jù] #3,247
mask
家具 [jiā​jù] #4,509
furniture
道具 [dào​jù] #5,757
prop (theater)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 道具 [どうぐ] #1,808
tool
⭐ 具合 [ぐあい] #2,221
condition
⭐ 具体的 [ぐたいてき] #2,259
concrete
⭐ 備える [そなえる] #2,817
to furnish with
⭐ 家具 [かぐ] #5,771
furniture
⭐ 備わる [そなわる] #7,856
to be furnished with
⭐ 玩具 [おもちゃ] #8,813
toy
防具 [ぼうぐ] #9,422
guard
具合が悪い [ぐあいがわるい] #10,113
unwell
⭐ 器具 [きぐ] #11,142
utensil
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KOREAN WORDS (18)
도구 #23,231
tool; implement
불구 #29,647
deformity
기구 #34,819
utensil; tool; implement
가재도구
household utensil
공구
tool
구상
concreteness
구체화
taking shape; embodiment
문구점
stationery store
문방구
stationery; writing supplies
방한구
cold weather equipment
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