General term for hand tools, workshop implements, and mechanical tools. Often used in technical, industrial, and DIY contexts.
You can easily remove the screw with this tool.
Please keep the tools neatly organized.
Carpenters use tools to build houses.
I gathered the tools needed for the repair.
I repaired the bicycle using tools.
器具 refers to devices, appliances, or apparatus (often technical or medical), whereas 工具 is specifically for hand-operated or mechanical workshop tools.
工具 refers to hand tools or small implements, whereas 工作機械 refers to large, powered industrial machines like lathes and milling machines.
The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.
Counts matched sets — tableware, tools, bedding, clothing.
toolbox
toolbox
woodworking tool
jigs and tools
cutting tool
Compound of 工 (work, craft) and 具 (tool, implement). The word has been used since at least the Meiji period to refer to mechanical and workshop tools.
power tool; electric tool