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器具 (きぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

器き具ぐ

き

ぐ

Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

tool; implement; appliance; instrument

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

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.

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