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道具

道具

Chinese

 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad.
(道具)

Noun

道具

  1. (theater, film, etc.) prop
  2. (Buddhism) implement (an accessory that aids one in the Way)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

道具 (hiragana どうぐ, romaji dōgu)

  1. tool (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
  2. a means, something used to perform an operation

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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

Hanja in this term

Noun

道具 (dogu) (hangeul 도구)

  1. Hanja form? of 도구, “instrument, tool, kit”.