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：2026/01/08
工夫
Hiragana
くふう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ある目的を実現するために考えられたよい方法や手段 / 仏教・禅などで、精神的な向上をめざして行うさまざまな試みや修行
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにかをよくするために、よくかんがえてやりかたをかえること。こころをみがくために、しずかにととのえることをいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
巧思与构想；设法谋划 / 专注修行（尤指禅修）以求精神提升
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
巧思與設計；設法改良或安排 / 專注於心靈精進的用功（尤指禪修）
Korean Meaning
고안·궁리·꾀함 / (선불교) 정신 수양을 위한 수행·정진
Indonesian
upaya kreatif merancang cara / pengabdian pada peningkatan batin (melalui meditasi Zen)
Vietnamese Meaning
sáng kiến, cách làm khéo / xoay xở, tìm cách / (Thiền) dụng công tu tập
Tagalog Meaning
pagpaparaan / diskarte / debosisyon sa pag‑unlad espiritwal (lalo sa Zen)
Sense（1）
device; scheme; devising; scheming
Sense（2）
dedication to spiritual improvement (especially through Zen meditation)
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device; scheme; devising; scheming / dedication to spiritual improvement (especially through Zen meditation)
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工夫
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He came up with a new device to solve the problem.
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彼はその問題を解決するための新しい工夫を考え出した。
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