器き具ぐ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

General term for a piece of equipment or a device used for a specific purpose, ranging from kitchen utensils to laboratory apparatus.

台だい所どころにはいろいろな調ちょう理り器き具ぐがそろっている。
The kitchen is equipped with various cooking utensils.
この実じっ験けん器き具ぐはとても精せい密みつだ。
This laboratory apparatus is very precise.

Usage patterns

器き具ぐを使つかうto use a tool/appliance
実じっ験けんではいろいろな器き具ぐを使つかう。
We use various instruments in the experiment.
器き具ぐを扱あつかうto handle/operate equipment
この器き具ぐは慎しん重ちょうに扱あつかわなければならない。
This piece of equipment must be handled carefully.
器き具ぐを設せっ置ちするto install a piece of equipment
教きょう室しつに新あたらしい器き具ぐを設せっ置ちした。
New equipment was installed in the classroom.
〈場ば所しょ〉に器き具ぐを置おくto place/keep equipment in a location
台だい所どころに調ちょう理り用ようの器き具ぐを置おいている。
I keep cooking equipment in the kitchen.

Kanji

器utensil, vessel, receptacle
具tool, utensil, means

Related words· 7

道どう具ぐN4
道具 is the broad, everyday word for tools of any kind, while 器具 tends to imply a somewhat more specialized or mechanical device.
機き械かいN3
器械 refers specifically to mechanical apparatus with moving parts, whereas 器具 also covers simple, non-mechanical tools.
機き器き
機器 usually points to electronic or powered machinery, while 器具 can also mean a plain hand tool with no motor or circuitry.
用よう具ぐN1
用具 highlights gear used for a particular activity (e.g. sports), while 器具 is the more general word for a device or instrument.

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工こう具ぐ
器具 refers to devices, appliances, or apparatus (often technical or medical), whereas 工具 is specifically for hand-operated or mechanical workshop tools.
ツール
器具 refers to more formal or mechanical apparatus/equipment, while ツール is a broader, more casual loanword for any kind of tool.
備び品ひん
器具 refers specifically to tools or instruments, a narrower category than 備品, which covers any equipment, furniture, or supplies of a facility.

Don't confuse with

金かな具ぐ
器具 (a tool or apparatus) shares the kanji 具 with 金具 but refers to a whole device or instrument, not a small metal fitting.
容よう器きN3
器具 refers to a tool or apparatus (e.g. a kitchen utensil), not something that holds contents, unlike 容器 which specifically means a container.

Word family· 10

器き具ぐ類るい
instruments; equipment; tools; utensils
熱ねつ器き具ぐ
heater; heating appliance
ガス器き具ぐ
gas appliance
医い療りょう器き具ぐ
medical apparatus; medical instruments
手しゅ術じゅつ器き具ぐ
surgical instrument

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暖だん房ぼう器き具ぐ
heating appliance; home heater
照しょう明めい器き具ぐ
lighting equipment; lighting fixtures
調ちょう理り器き具ぐ
cookware; cooking utensil
電でん気き器き具ぐ
electrical appliance
子し宮きゅう内ない避ひ妊にん器き具ぐ
intrauterine device; IUD

Etymology

Compound of 器 (ki, 'container, vessel') and 具 (gu, 'tool, implement'). The combination has been used since at least the Edo period to refer to tools and instruments.