Vocab Info
N3 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb
工夫scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb
1.
devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out
Noun
2.
device, design, idea, plan, invention
Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb
3.
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
All Forms
工夫 【くふう】、功夫 【くふう】
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Examples
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ゴミを減らすために工夫をする。
To devise ways to reduce waste.
- N3
あなたのデザインには工夫が足りません。
Your design lacks ingenuity.
- N3
勉強のやり方を工夫すれば、もっと成績が伸びるはずです。
If you devise a better way to study, you should be able to get better grades.
- N3
父が娘に:「もっと工夫をしてごらん。そしたらこの問題を解けるよ。」
A father to his daughter: 'Try to be more creative. Then you can solve this problem.'
- N3
私の家は環境の事を考えて最小限のもので生活できるように様々な工夫をしています。
My house is designed in various ways so that I can live with a minimum of things considering the environment.
- N2
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