Keyword
tool
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig78
Readings
(99%)
Composed of
eye
one
short legs
Mnemonic

The eye is a craftsman's most valuable tool. Even if you have only one eye it's still more useful than your short legs. You don't need legs to craft most things, but if you can't see you'll just nail your hands to the table.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
truth
disquieting
mate
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Used in vocabulary (289 in total)
tool; implement; means; furniture
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
furniture
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
embodiment; realization; materialization
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
metal fittings; metal fixtures
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
tool; implement
material; ingredient
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
bedding; bedclothes
play equipment; playground equipment
cookware; cooking utensil
writing implement; writing tool
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
bedding; bedclothes
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
luckily; happily
farming implement; farm tools
second-hand shop; curio shop
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
charm; magical tool
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
concreteness; feasibility
state of progress
horse tack; horse gear; harness
embodying; expressing concretely
offering a full report to a superior
contraceptive device; birth-control device
concrete example
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
equipment; harness; fittings
stationery
toilet articles; makeup kit
writing materials
one's financial standing
rain gear
stationery shop; a stationer
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
medical apparatus; medical instruments
furniture store; furniture dealer
cripple; disabled person
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
concrete proposal
concrete; tangible; material
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
sacred utensil
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
preparation of tools
agricultural machinery and equipment
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
condition of one's stomach
androgynous; hermaphroditic
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
fishing gear; fishing tackle
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
fishing gear; fishing tackle
torture device; instrument of torture
result; effect; performance; success
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
cookware; cooking gear
toy box; toy chest
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
fishing tackle; fishing gear
concrete; material; definite
(tools and) equipment
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
household furnishings
ritual implements
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
ritual implement storehouse
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
ninja implement (shuriken, etc.)
sex toy; sex aid
lifesaving equipment
ship's fittings or rigging
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
rigging; gear; tackle
propman; sceneshifter
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
mounting (a picture)
furnished (apartment, etc.)
dangerous weapon
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
(making something a) political issue
electrical appliance
instruments of punishment
degree, amount of
hunting gear
preparedness; possession
discerning
furnished (apartment, etc.)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
jig (tool)
instruments of torture
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
instrument of torture
things used in archery
leather goods
necessary tools
natural mineral pigments
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
smoking implement; smoking device
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
one's financial standing
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
luckily; happily
paperer; picture framer
clamp; clasp; fastener; binding
report in detail; formal statement
(things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony
possessing worldly desires and passions
shop selling Buddhist articles
paperer; picture framer
lock pick; lock-opening tools
instruments of torture
folk toy; traditional toy
jig (tool)
supportive device (for the disabled, e.g. prosthetic limb); assistive device
clamp; clasp; fastener; binding
accessories used for bathing; garment used while bathing
colour wash; distemper; powdered paints or pigments
natural mineral pigments
offensive weapons
mounting bracket; metal part for mounting; metal fitting
woodworker; joiner
concrete syntax (of SGML)
ingredients for sushi
funeral accessories; funeral items; funeral paraphernalia
certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married
farm tools; farm implements
respectfully yours
furniture designed by individual designer
prosthetist and orthotist
tools for machine operation and maintenance; machine tool; power tool; machines and tools
three implements for worship (incense burner, flower vase and candle-stand)
steel furniture
set (of clothes, armor, gear, etc.)
woodworking tool
fishing gear; fishing tackle
fishing net; fishing net accessories
mounting bracket; metal part for mounting; metal fitting
sex toy
the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)
instrumentalism
to accompany somebody; to bring somebody along; to get married
jigs and tools
teaching tools
accoutrements
degree of baldness; stage of balding
the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)
bedding; kasaya; monk's stole
leather goods
metal buckle
garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
toy box; toy chest
dangerous weapon
instrument of torture
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
sericultural equipment
omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children
funeral accessories; funeral items; funeral paraphernalia
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
degree of baldness; stage of balding
degree of baldness; stage of balding
metal buckle
formal full name
drafting a plan; draft plan; concrete plan
Caelum (constellation); the Chisel
school gear
full (detailed) report
master perfume maker
rattan furniture
underglaze color; underglaze colour
household electric appliances
instrumental (case)
the six tools of the ninja
small toy sold with food; premium
tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance
tools; implements; imperial court dress; arms; armor
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.)
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner
goods buried during the ground-breaking ceremony for a temple
stagehand; sceneshifter
prop master; property master
concrete poetry
gas appliance
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Examples (185 in total)
You'll need a special tool to do it.
We need a tool to open it with.
When did man start using tools?