道具|どうぐdougu[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nountool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
   この道具どうぐはなんの役やくにもたたない。↗

   This tool is good for nothing.
2. nounmeans
3. nounfurniture

• SynonymツールNeutralLoanword that usually means software tools or a means to an end, but in everyday speech can also just mean a tool.
• Synonym器具きぐNeutralUtensils and instruments of simple construction, as in 「調理器具」 or 「医療器具」.
• Synonym具ぐNeutralOn its own mostly means ingredients in soup, noodles or rice; the 'means' sense survives in written phrases like 「政争の具」.
• Synonym用具ようぐNeutralTools for a particular activity, as in 「掃除用具」 or 「運動用具」.
• Synonym工具こうぐNeutralSpecifically tools for working on or repairing things, such as wrenches and hammers.
• Related機器ききNeutralMachinery and instrument-type equipment, as in 「電子機器」 or 「医療機器」.
• Related装置そうちNeutralA device assembled and installed from machinery and parts, as in 「安全装置」, large or small; it stresses the built-in setup, while 「道具」 simply names an implement put to use.
• Related設備せつびNeutralFacilities fitted out for a purpose in buildings, ships, vehicles and so on, as in 「設備が整う」; it sees them as provisions of a place, 「道具」 as implements for a task.
• Related機械きかいNeutralMachines, i.e. mechanisms driven by some form of power to do work; 「道具」 is mostly an implement you work directly by hand.
• Related手段しゅだんNeutralCovers only the 'means' sense of 「道具」: a method for achieving a purpose.
• Related装備そうびNeutralThe whole set of weapons or gear equipped for a purpose, such as mountain-climbing gear.
• Related用品ようひんNeutralArticles used in a particular field, as in 「事務用品」 or 「スポーツ用品」; tends to appear in product names.
• Related機材きざいNeutralMachinery and equipment, often for photography, stage work and the like, as in 「撮影機材」.
• Related備品びひんNeutralItems supplied by an office, school or company, as in 「会社の備品」.
• Related装具そうぐWrittenGear worn on the body or orthotic appliances such as braces; a technical term, mostly in written prose.
• RelatedイクイップメントNeutralLoanword for equipment as a whole; uncommon in everyday speech.
• Related機具きぐWrittenMachinery and tools; mostly seen in compounds like 「農機具」; a written term.
• Related属具ぞくぐWrittenTools or accessories attached to a main object; a written term, very rare in everyday use.

「道具」 is the general word for objects used to do something, including stage props. Use 「工具」 for working and repair tools, 「機械」 for powered machines, 「機器」 for electronic and other instruments, and 「設備」 for installed facilities. 「ツール」 is the go-to for software tools, and 「手段」 only covers the 'means' sense. For equipment as a whole, use 「装備」 or 「イクイップメント」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 仏道ぶつどう修行しゅぎょうに用もちいている、衣ころもなども含ふくめた用具ようぐ・器具きぐ。
2. 舞台ぶたいなどにおける用具ようぐ、器具きぐ。舞台ぶたい道具どうぐ。
3. 物ものを作つくったり、仕事しごとを進すすめたりするのに使つかう器具きぐ。
4. 日常生活にちじょうせいかつで使つかう器具きぐ。
5. 身体しんたいに備そなわっている部分ぶぶん。
6. 顔かおの目めや鼻はななど。道具立どうぐだて。
7. 他ほかの目的もくてきのために利用りようするもの。他人たにんに利用りようされる人ひと。