Keyword
tool
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig78
Readings
ぐ
(99%)
Composed of
eye
one
short legs
Mnemonic

The eye is a craftsman's most valuable tool. Even if you have only one eye it's still more useful than your short legs. You don't need legs to craft most things, but if you can't see you'll just nail your hands to the table.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
truth
disquieting
mate
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Used in vocabulary (323 in total)
tool; implement; means; furniture
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
furniture
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
embodiment; realization; materialization
metal fittings; metal fixtures
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
material; ingredient
tool; implement
play equipment; playground equipment
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
bedding; bedclothes
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
cookware; cooking utensil
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
writing implement; writing tool
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
luckily; happily
farming implement; farm tools
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
second-hand shop; curio shop
bedding; bedclothes
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
state of progress
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
concreteness; feasibility
concrete example
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
charm; magical tool
horse tack; horse gear; harness
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace
concrete proposal
stationery
offering a full report to a superior
contraceptive device; birth-control device
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
medical apparatus; medical instruments
toilet articles; makeup kit
rain gear
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
writing materials
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
concreteness; embodiment
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
stationery shop; a stationer
agricultural machinery and equipment
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
furniture store; furniture dealer
disabled person; handicapped person
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
sacred utensil
stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; fellow; guy; chap
yours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
condition of one's stomach
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
offering one's opinion (to someone on something)
preparation of tools
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
fishing gear; fishing tackle
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
fishing tackle; fishing gear
androgynous; hermaphroditic
fishing gear; fishing tackle
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
torture device; instrument of torture
result; effect; performance; success
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(tools and) equipment
cookware; cooking gear
toy box; toy chest
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
household furnishings
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
ritual implements
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
concrete; material; representational; figurative
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
ritual implement storehouse
ninja implement (shuriken, etc.)
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
(making something a) political issue
electrical appliance
lifesaving equipment
power tool; electric tool
sex toy; sex aid
instruments; equipment; implements; utensils; tools; apparatus
ship's fittings or rigging
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
mounting (a picture)
propman; sceneshifter
rigging; gear; tackle
furnished (apartment, etc.)
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
adhesion (e.g. of lipstick); density (e.g. of leaves on a tree); saturation (e.g. of a color); attachment quality; degree
dangerous weapon
prosthetist and orthotist
instruments of punishment
hunting gear
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
furnished (apartment, etc.)
adhesion (e.g. of lipstick); density (e.g. of leaves on a tree); saturation (e.g. of a color); attachment quality; degree
instrument of torture
preparedness; possession
instruments of torture
jig (tool)
discerning
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
folk toy; traditional toy
things used in archery
instrumental (learning, conditioning, behaviour, etc.)
leather goods
necessary tools
natural mineral pigments
paperer; picture framer
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
traveling luggage; baggage; traveler's kit
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
smoking implement; smoking device
shop selling Buddhist articles
paperer; picture framer
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
luckily; happily
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
face guard; visor
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
(things) being complete, tranquil, and in harmony
clamp; clasp; fastener; binding
report in detail; formal statement
instruments of torture
mounting bracket; metal part for mounting; metal fitting
gas appliance
lock pick; lock-opening tools
possessing worldly desires and passions
metal buckle
natural mineral pigments
colour wash; distemper; powdered paints or pigments
clamp; clasp; fastener; binding
supportive device (for the disabled, e.g. prosthetic limb); assistive device
accessories used for bathing; garment used while bathing
jig (tool)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
offensive weapons
incense maker; perfumer; stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer
concrete syntax (of SGML)
sex toy
woodworker; joiner
three implements for worship (incense burner, flower vase and candle-stand)
ingredients for sushi
furniture designed by individual designer
certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married
funeral accessories; funeral items; funeral paraphernalia
tools for machine operation and maintenance; machine tool; power tool; machines and tools
teaching tools
farm tools; farm implements
respectfully yours
degree of baldness; stage of balding
woodworking tool
mounting bracket; metal part for mounting; metal fitting
set (of clothes, armor, gear, etc.)
fishing gear; fishing tackle
fishing net; fishing net accessories
steel furniture
the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)
furniture seller; furniture carpenter; cabinetmaker
bedding; kasaya; monk's stole
to accompany someone; to bring someone along; to get married
leather goods
the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)
accoutrements
full (detailed) report
jigs and tools
instrumentalism
garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)
giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)
adhesion (e.g. of lipstick); density (e.g. of leaves on a tree); saturation (e.g. of a color); attachment quality; degree
dangerous weapon
instrument of torture
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
tengujo (thin washi); tengucho
sericultural equipment
metal buckle
omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children
degree of baldness; stage of balding
degree of baldness; stage of balding
funeral accessories; funeral items; funeral paraphernalia
adult toy shop (i.e. a sex shop)
drafting a plan; draft plan; concrete plan
Caelum (constellation); the Chisel
school gear
rattan furniture
underglaze color; underglaze colour
household electric appliances
instrumental case
small toy included with food
tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance
formal full name
tools; implements; imperial court dress; arms; armor
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.)
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner
goods buried during the ground-breaking ceremony for a temple
stagehand; sceneshifter
prop master; property master
concrete poetry
food sold with a toy
Shinto and Buddhist ritual articles
fellow; guy; chap; he; she; him
stationery shop; stationer
toy shop; toy store
tool storage room; equipment storage room
extent of roasting or broiling; degree to which meat is cooked; doneness
extent of roasting or broiling; degree to which meat is cooked; doneness
extent of roasting or broiling; degree to which meat is cooked; doneness
extent of roasting or broiling; degree to which meat is cooked; doneness
self-help device; adaptive equipment; assistive device
sound-making object (other than musical instruments); sound-producing tool
physical restraint; restraining device; hamper
exteriorization; embodiment; materialization
furniture tipping countermeasures; furniture tip-over precautions
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Cucurbita pepo (species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini)
Examples (185 in total)
You'll need a special tool to do it.
We need a tool to open it with.
When did man start using tools?