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くふう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. devising (a way); contriving; figuring out; coming up with; working out; inventing
Noun
2. device; design; idea; plan; invention
Noun
Verb (する)
3. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Alt. forms
工
く
夫
ふう
87%
くふう
10%
功
く
夫
ふう
1%
Pitch accent
く
ふう
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Conjugations...
Used in: 171
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
ひと
くふう
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
そうい
くふう
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality