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工夫 くふう N2

  1. coming up with; contriving; devising (a way); figuring out; inventing; thinking up; working out
  2. design; device; idea; invention; plan
  3. dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

工夫 こうふ

  1. laborer; labourer; workman

工夫を凝らす くふうをこらす

  1. to come up with an ingenious plan; to exercise one's ingenuity

一工夫 ひとくふう

  1. a bit of contrivance; a little ingenuity; some fiddling

創意工夫 そういくふう

  1. creative originality; ingenuity; inventiveness

創意工夫功労者賞 そういくふうこうろうしゃしょう

  1. Prize for Creativity

創意工夫育成功労学校賞 そういくふういくせいこうろうがっこうしょう

  1. Prize to Schools for Nurturing Creativity
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