具|ぐgu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountool; means
2. nouningredients (added to soup, rice, etc.)
   ぎょうざの具ぐのあまりは？餃子ぎょーざを家いえで作つくりましたが、皮かわが少すくなかったせいか、具ぐが少すこし余あまってしまいました。↗

   Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
3. countercounter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

• Synonym手段しゅだんNeutralA method or measure for achieving a purpose. 「具」 takes this sense mostly in written phrases like 「〜の具とする」; day to day it usually means dish ingredients.
• SynonymツールNeutralA loanword for tools, especially software tools. 「具」 on its own usually refers to ingredients in cooking, not tools.
• Synonym道具どうぐNeutralThe most common everyday word for tools and implements, also used figuratively for means. 「具」 alone mostly means toppings in noodle soups or rice-ball fillings.
• Synonym用具ようぐNeutralEquipment used for a particular task, as in 「掃除用具」. 「具」 means ingredients or works as a counter.
• Synonym工具こうぐNeutralTools for assembling or repairing machinery, such as pliers and wrenches. 「具」 does not refer to tools of this kind.
• Related器具きぐNeutralInstruments and utensils, as in 「調理器具」. 「具」 by itself refers to the ingredients of a dish.

Use 「具」 for ingredients added to dishes, as in 「具だくさん」. For everyday tools choose 「道具」, for repair tools 「工具」, for instruments 「器具」, and for methods 「手段」.

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1. （グ）料理りょうりの材料ざいりょう。汁物しるものや鍋料理なべりょうりに入いれるもの、混ぜ御飯まぜごはんに混まぜるもの、麺類めんるいの上うえにのせるもの、袋ふくろ状じょうのものに詰つめるものなどを言ゆう。
2. （グ）外陰がいいん部ぶ。
3. （グ）比較的ひかくてき簡素かんそな道具どうぐ。
4. （グ）道具どうぐ。手段しゅだん。手てだて。
5. （グ）顔料がんりょう。
6. （グ）器具きぐ・衣服いふく・甲冑かっちゅうなどでひとそろいのものを数かぞえる。組くみ。式しき。