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創意工夫 (souikufuu) Japanese meaning: ingenuity | Kotomora
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そう
意い
工く
夫ふう
に
よっ
て
生う
まれ
た
。
This product was born from the ingenuity of our employees.
We exercised creative ingenuity and came up with a more efficient method.
Kanji 工 craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48) Related 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.
