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道どう具ぐ

N4
どうぐ dougu
  1. tool
  2. means
noun

Chinese meanings

工具;用具

Examples

  • この道具はなんの役にもたたない。
    This tool is good for nothing.
    这个工具毫无用处。
  • 人にん間げんはいつ道どう具ぐを使つかい始はじめたのか。
    When did man start to use tools?
    人类是什么时候开始使用工具的?
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('c64697ccaa'); // 道具
{
  "id": "c64697ccaa",
  "word": "道具",
  "reading": "どうぐ",
  "romaji": "dougu",
  "meanings": [
    "tool",
    "means"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1454180,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この道具はなんの役にもたたない。",
      "en": "This tool is good for nothing.",
      "tatoeba_id": 220269
    },
    {
      "ja": "人間はいつ道具を使い始めたのか。",
      "furigana": "{人間|にんげん}はいつ{道具|どうぐ}を{使|つか}い{始|はじ}めたのか。",
      "en": "When did man start to use tools?",
      "tatoeba_id": 144319
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "113715986020d780cd2bebfcacc33349382916f43d13f496f65a661fc650f484",
    "meanings": [
      "工具",
      "用具"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この道具はなんの役にもたたない。",
        "zh": "这个工具毫无用处。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "人間はいつ道具を使い始めたのか。",
        "zh": "人类是什么时候开始使用工具的?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/c64697ccaa",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "3fd3f998f47d5172b88b19721e54a3ea1887a033e0c49d6ad95a40b524e38d98"
  }
}