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創意工夫 (そういくふう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
ingenuity ; inventiveness ; creative originality
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo emphasizing the combination of creative ideas (創意) and practical ingenuity (工夫). Often used in business, engineering, and self-improvement contexts.
創そう 意い 工く 夫ふう を 凝こ らし て 、 より 効こう 率りつ 的てき な 方ほう 法ほう を 考かんが え 出だ し た 。
We exercised creative ingenuity and came up with a more efficient method.
Kanji 工 craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48) Similar words 工く 夫ふう 工夫 alone means 'ingenuity' or 'devising', but 創意工夫 explicitly adds the nuance of original, creative ideas.
独どく 創そう 性せい 独創性 means 'originality' or 'creativity', focusing on uniqueness, while 創意工夫 emphasizes practical application of creative ideas.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 創意 (creative idea) and 工夫 (ingenuity, devising). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a modern compound used to express the concept of creative problem-solving.
