Kanji 具

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画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: はち(八)

Meaning

Tool / Equipment / Means

  • 家具かぐ — furniture
  • 道具どうぐ — tool, implement
  • 具合ぐあい — condition, state
  • 文具ぶんぐ — stationery
  • 雨具あまぐ — rain gear
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  • 玩具がんぐ — toy
  • 金具かなぐ — metal fittings
  • 具現ぐげん — embodiment
  • 用具ようぐ — equipment, gear
  • 敬具けいぐ — sincerely (letter closing)

The character 具 is formed by combining a simplified “eye” element and a box-like container. It implies having everything arranged or provided — hence, the meaning “tool” or “equipment.”

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