Chinese

Noun

工具

1. tool; instrument; implement   (Classifier: 件 m)

   生產工具 / 生产工具  ―  shēngchǎn gōngjù  ―  tools used in production

   書寫工具 / 书写工具  ―  shūxiě gōngjù  ―  writing implement

2. tool; means to achieve an objective

   交流工具  ―  jiāoliú gōngjù  ―  means of communication

   書是傳遞文明的工具。 [MSC, trad.]

   书是传递文明的工具。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shū shì chuándì wénmíng de gōngjù. [Pinyin]

   Books are a tool for transmitting civilization.

Derived terms

Descendants

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こ​うぐ [kóꜜògù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡ̃ɯᵝ]

Noun

工具 ‎(hiragana こうぐ, romaji kōgu)

1. tools (especially for craftsmanship or carpentry)

Hypernyms

• 道具 (どうぐ)

Hyponyms

• 金槌 (かなづち), 鉋 (かんな), スパナ, 鏨 (たがね), 鋸 (のこぎり), 鑿 (のみ), 半田鏝 (はんだごて), ペンチ, やすり

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

工具 • ‎(gonggu) ‎(hangeul 공구)

1. Hanja form^? of 공구, “tool”.