工夫 (くふう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

工夫 (くふう) means device / idea / ingenuity.

See example sentences below.

工夫 at a glance

工夫

くふうkufuu

N2noun

device / idea / ingenuity

工夫くふうkufuuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

device / idea / ingenuity

Example 1

問題を解くために工夫した。

Translation

I devised a way to solve the problem.

Example 2

もっと便利に使う工夫が必要だ。

Translation

We need ideas to make it more convenient.