どう
Meanings
Noun
1. 仏道修行に用いている、衣なども含めた用具・器具。
2. 舞台などにおける用具、器具。舞台道具。
3. 物を作ったり、仕事を進めたりするのに使う器具。
4. 日常生活で使う器具。
5. 身体に備わっている部分。
6. 顔の目や鼻など。道具立て。
俗語
7. 他の目的のために利用するもの。他人に利用される人。
Kanji used
roadway
tool
Pitch accent
うぐ
Top 1900
Composed of
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
① 料理の材料。汁物や鍋料理に入れるもの、混ぜ御飯に混ぜるもの、麺類の上にのせるもの、袋状のものに詰めるものなどを言う。② (俗語)外陰部。③ (古)比較的簡素な道具。④ (比喩的)道具。手段。手だて。⑤ 顔料。
Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
second-hand shop; curio shop
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
toilet articles; makeup kit
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
① 釣りをする際に使用する道具。
preparation of tools
cookware; cooking gear
propman; sceneshifter
instruments of torture
① 釣りをする際に使用する道具。
lock pick; lock-opening tools
offensive weapons
the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)
instrumentalism
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.)
Examples (23 in total)
He was used as a tool.
These implements are in common use.
All our things were turned upside down.