道具 (どうぐ) — tool, instrument, implement
道具
tool
Frequency #2055
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
dougu
どうぐ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
どうぐ[3] odaka 尾高
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Meanings
- tool
- instrument
- implement
Explained in simple Japanese
- しごとや くらしで、なにかを する ときに つかう もの。
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Usage examples
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数字はそのための道具です。
Suuji wa sono tame no dougu desu.
Numbers are tools for that purpose.
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