くふう – Vocabulary details

くふう

Meanings

Noun

Verb (する, transitive)

1. devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out

なるべく美お味いしく食たべられるよう工く夫ふうしました。I worked out ways to make it taste as good as possible.

Noun

2. device; design; idea; plan; invention

形かたちと色いろとに、工く夫ふうが加くわえてあった。Some clever touches had been added to the shape and the color.

Noun

Verb (する, transitive)

3. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

く

ふう

Conjugations...Used in: 162

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

くふうをこらす

to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

そういくふう

ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality

ひとくふう

a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity

Examples (8 in total)

くふうしているのは知しっているよ。

I know you're putting thought into it.

良よいくふうだ。

That's a clever idea.

くふうして何なんとかするしかないんだ。

We have no choice but to figure out a way to make it work.

形かたちと色いろとに、くふうが加くわえてあった。

Some clever touches had been added to the shape and the color.

なるべく美お味いしく食たべられるようくふうしました。

I worked out ways to make it taste as good as possible.

お弁べん当とう用ように衣ころもをちょっとくふうしたの。

I came up with a little twist on the batter for the bento.

部へ屋やを広ひろく見みせるくふうがたくさんある。

There are lots of tricks for making a room look bigger.

具ぐは少すくないけど、味あじ付つけはくふうしてみるから。

There aren't many ingredients, but I'll try to be creative with the seasoning.

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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

Examples (8 in total)