工夫
くふう
kufuu
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 59 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
工夫 (くふう (kufuu)) means "Device". It is read くふう (kufuu). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
Device
Also : Contrivance · Artifice · Ingenuity · Laborer · Workman
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Example Sentences
彼は工夫して、より効率的な方法を見つけた。
かれはくふうして、よりこうりつてきなほうほうをみつけた。
Through clever contrivance, he found a more efficient method.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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