具 means “tool, ingredients”

ぐ · gu

Also: utensil, means, possess

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): そなえる, つぶさに
On'yomi (Chinese reading): グ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 3 · 8 strokes

The story

Two hands raising a cooking pot, as the oldest forms of 具 show: everything set out and ready to use. 具 is kit of every kind, from 道具, tools, and 家具, furniture, to the 具 floating in your miso soup.

Used in 道具 (dougu, tool), 家具 (kagu, furniture), and 具合 (guai, condition)

具 means “tool, ingredients”

The story

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