EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

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

    これは私が工夫した計画です。
    This is a plan of my own devising.
  2. Noun

    device; design; idea; plan; invention

  3. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

Also written 功夫【くふう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

On
コウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
299 of 2500
Radical
work
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

もく

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
0a3.6The Kanji Dictionary
1010.0Four corner code
3172deroo
5de5Unicode hex code
1-25-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1451Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1532New Nelson (John Haig)
3381New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4190Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2118Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2866Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
76Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
80Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
169A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
39Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
77Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8714Morohashi
113A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
139Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
139Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71sakade
161Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
125henshall3
84Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
173crowley
379Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
550Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
76Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

husband, man

Kun
おっとそれ
On
フウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
335 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Used in names as

ゆう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-4-4SKIP code
0a4.31The Kanji Dictionary
5003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
592bUnicode hex code
1-41-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
164Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1136New Nelson (John Haig)
3460New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4271Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2157Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2909Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
838Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
901Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
265A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
104Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
51Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5835Morohashi
573A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
315Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
315Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
501sakade
445Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
601henshall3
445Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
220crowley
595Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
411Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
846Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fu1, fu2Pinyin reading
buKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level