Word Meaning 工夫

くふう kufuu

工夫 is read as くふう (kufuu) and means dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation).

Meaning

English

dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
device
design
idea
plan
invention
devising (a way)
contriving

Reading

Kana

くふう

Romaji

kufuu

Writing Variants

功夫くふう kufuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 収納,アイデア Rank 3100 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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一工夫

ひとくふう

bit more (e.g. food)

工夫を凝らす

くふうをこらす

to exercise one's ingenuity

創意工夫

そういくふう

ingenuity

創意工夫育成功労学校賞

そういくふういくせいこうろうがっこうしょう

Prize to Schools for Nurturing Creativity

創意工夫功労者賞

そういくふうこうろうしゃしょう

Prize for Creativity

工程

こうてい

process

工面

くめん

one's financial condition

工学部

こうがくぶ

department (or school) of technology, engineering or science

工法

こうほう

method of construction

工費

こうひ

construction cost

工務

こうむ

engineering

工科

こうか

engineering course

Example Sentences

食べる前にひと工夫！

Before eating here's a small tip.

色々工夫することで面白みが深まる。

Devising various ways to do things will deepen interest.

うまい写真をとるにはちょっとした工夫とコツがあるんです。

To take good pictures there are some knacks to learn and a little trick.

ファイルへの直リンだけはやめた方がいいです。 URLの最初だけ全角ｈｔｔｐにするとか、ちょっと工夫しよう。

It's a good idea to stop using direct links to files. Use a trick like starting the URL with double-width "h t t p" or something.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 6 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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