くふう

工夫

devising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up; figuring out; coming up with; working out

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
devising (a way)contrivinginventingthinking upfiguring outcoming up withworking out
Noun
devicedesignideaplaninvention
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

Example Sentences

これは(わたし)工夫(くふう)した計画です。

This is a plan of my own devising.

うまい写真をとるにはちょっとした工夫(くふう)とコツがあるんです。

To take good pictures there are some knacks to learn and a little trick.

ファイルへの直リンだけはやめた方がいいです。 URLの最初だけ全角httpにするとか、ちょっと工夫(くふう)しよう。

It's a good idea to stop using direct links to files. Use a trick like starting the URL with double-width "h t t p" or something.

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