JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 具: "tool, utensil, means"
The kanji 具 means "tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read グ in on'yomi and そな.える, つぶさ.に in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
グ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そな.えるつぶさ.に
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 629 of 2,501 |
Common words with 具
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 道具tool; implement; instrument; utensil · means
- 具合condition; state · health; state (of health)
- 具体的concrete; definite; specific; material
- 具tool; means · ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.)
- 家具furniture
- 玩具toy · (person or thing treated as a) plaything
- 防具guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
- 具合が悪いunwell; in a bad state; out of sorts; in a bad way · not working properly; out of order
- 器具utensil; implement; tool; instrument
- 武具arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
- 具現化embodiment; realization; materialization
- 絵の具paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
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