N2184/1725

工く夫ふう

rarely used kanji formnounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するtransitive verb

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くふう

Meanings

devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out
device, design, idea, plan, invention
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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Example sentences

この料理りょうりはシンプルだが、味付あじつけに工夫くふうが凝こらされている。

This dish is simple, but a lot of ingenuity has been put into its seasoning.

もっと工夫くふうすれば、もっと良よい結果けっかが出でるはずだ。

If you devise a better approach, you should be able to get better results.

彼女かのじょは限かぎられた予算よさんの中なかで工夫くふうして部屋へやを飾かざった。

She decorated her room with creative ideas within a limited budget.

先生せんせいは授業じゅぎょうをわかりやすくするためにさまざまな工夫くふうをしている。

The teacher uses various ideas and techniques to make lessons easy to understand.

この製品せいひんのデザインには、使つかいやすさを追求ついきゅうした細こまかい工夫くふうが随所ずいしょに見みられる。

The design of this product shows fine attention to detail and careful thought aimed at ease of use throughout.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)