具 Kanji – tool
The Japanese kanji 具 can mean tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture.
Meaning and Readings
How is 具 read?
具 has the onyomi reading グ and the kunyomi readings そなえる, つぶさに.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gu, sonaeru, tsubusani.
Common Japanese Words Using 具
These common Japanese words contain 具. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 雨具（あまぐ） — rain gear
- 家具（かぐ） — furniture
- 絵の具（えのぐ） — paint, coloring materials, colors, colours
- 玩具（おもちゃ） — toy
- 器具（きぐ） — utensil, implement, tool, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 金具（かなぐ） — metal fittings, metal fixtures
- 具（ぐ） — tool, means
- 具象（ぐしょう） — concreteness, embodiment, expressing concretely
- 具体（ぐたい） — concreteness, embodiment
- 具体化（ぐたいか） — embodiment, materialization, actualization, realization, taking form, taking shape