用具|ようぐyougu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nountool; implement; instrument; equipment
   料理用具りょうりようぐを一括いっかつして買かいたい。↗

   I want to buy cooking utensils in one lot.

• Synonym具ぐNeutralCan mean a tool or means, but in everyday use it mostly means the fillings or ingredients in food, as in 「味噌汁の具」; 「用具」 is for items used in an activity.
• SynonymツールNeutralLoanword for a tool, often a software tool, as in 「便利ツール」; 「用具」 suggests physical items.
• Synonym工具こうぐNeutralTools for jobs like assembly, repair or machining — screwdrivers, wrenches; 「用具」 is broader, taking in stationery and sports goods.
• Synonym道具どうぐNeutralThe broadest everyday word for tools and implements, also used figuratively, as in 「道具にする」; 「用具」 implies a specific use.
• Synonym器具きぐNeutralInstruments and appliances such as 「照明器具」 and 「医療器具」; 「用具」 points to items for a particular activity.
• Related機械きかいNeutralA machine: a device built from mechanisms that carries out work; 「用具」 leans instead toward the items you use for a particular activity.
• Related物の具もののぐWrittenWritten, archaic word for tools, arms and armor, or court dress; 「用具」 is the modern term for items used in an activity.
• Related器財きざいWrittenWritten word for implements and equipment used in work; 「用具」 leans toward items for a particular activity, as in 「筆記用具」.

Use 「用具」 for items used in a particular activity, as in 「筆記用具」 and 「掃除用具」. For general tools pick 「道具」, for work tools 「工具」, for lighting or medical equipment 「器具」, and for software tools 「ツール」.

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1. あることをするのに使つかう道具どうぐ。
2. 銃剣じゅうけん道どう、短たん剣道けんどうの防具ぼうぐ。