工夫

くふう
device, means; contrivance, ingenuity

Reading

Readingくふう
N2 VocabJLPT N2
Kanji工夫

Meanings

  1. device
  2. means; contrivance
  3. ingenuity
  1. devising (a way)n.vs.vt.
  2. contriving
  3. inventing
  4. thinking up
  5. figuring out
  6. coming up with
  7. working out
  8. designn.
  9. idea
  10. plan
  11. invention
  12. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)n.vs.vt.

Stroke order

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Practice Writing

Practice Writing 工夫

The whole word, one canvas per character — with a guide, then twice from memory, every character checked