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工夫

工夫

Chinese

 
work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
husband; man
simp. and trad.
(工夫)

Noun

工夫

  1. time
  2. work; labour; effort
  3. skill

Pronunciation 2

Noun

工夫

  1. temporary worker; casual labour

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ふう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

工夫 (hiragana くふう, romaji kufū)

  1. device; scheme; devising; scheming
  2. dedication to spiritual improvement (especially through Zen meditation)

Verb

工夫する (hiragana くふうする, romaji kufū suru)

  1. devise, come up with, contrive
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

工夫 (hiragana こうふ, romaji kōfu)

  1. labourer; blue-collar worker

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

工夫 (gongbu) (hangeul 공부)

  1. Hanja form? of 공부, “learning, study”.