General term for hand tools, workshop implements, and mechanical tools. Often used in technical, industrial, and DIY contexts.
Carpenters use tools to build houses.
You can easily remove the screw with this tool.
Please keep the tools neatly organized.
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.
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