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jmdict 1278220 Active (id: 2209976)
工夫 [ichi1,news1,nf05] ；功夫 [rK]
【くふう [ichi1,news1,nf05] 】

1.	[n,vs,vt] ▶ devising (a way) ▶ contriving ▶ inventing ▶ thinking up ▶ figuring out ▶ coming up with ▶ working out
2.	[n] ▶ device ▶ design ▶ idea ▶ plan ▶ invention
3.	[n,vs,vt] ▶ dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

Conjugations

History:

7.	A 2022-09-28 07:05:37 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6.	A* 2022-09-28 02:48:35
	Diff:	@@ -25,0 +26,2 @@ +<gloss>inventing</gloss> +<gloss>thinking up</gloss> @@ -29 +30,0 @@ -<gloss>inventing</gloss>
5.	A 2022-07-15 07:22:22 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Does look a little strange.
4.	A* 2022-07-15 06:34:55 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	mk (single sense)
	Comments:	vt ok on sense 3? uncertain
	Diff:	@@ -22,0 +23 @@ +<pos>&vt;</pos> @@ -40,0 +42 @@ +<pos>&vt;</pos>
3.	A 2021-11-13 06:33:39 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	工夫 5799768 功夫 47960　( also "kung fu") を工夫して 133957 を功夫して No matches
	Diff:	@@ -11,0 +12 @@ +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
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2.	A 2021-03-14 13:30:39 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	gg5, prog, ウィズダム
	Comments:	I agree. I think "scheming" should be dropped altogether. The JEs don't have it.
	Diff:	@@ -22 +22,2 @@ -<gloss>devising</gloss> +<gloss>devising (a way)</gloss> +<gloss>contriving</gloss> @@ -25,2 +26,2 @@ -<gloss>solving ingeniously</gloss> -<gloss>scheming</gloss> +<gloss>working out</gloss> +<gloss>inventing</gloss> @@ -29,0 +31 @@ +<gloss>device</gloss> @@ -32,2 +34,2 @@ -<gloss>device</gloss> -<gloss>scheme</gloss> +<gloss>plan</gloss> +<gloss>invention</gloss>
1.	A* 2021-03-13 12:54:21 MarcusAseth <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	https://kotobank.jp/word/工夫-484821
	Comments:	because of the "scheme" and "scheming" respectively in 1st and 3rd position I was under the impression that this word carried a negative connotation, like an evil genious plotting, so to avoid the misunderstanding I thought it would be better to move those last Also the action to "figure out"/"devising" where a single entry with the "device"/"idea" itself, so I thought separating them would make it clearer Also added "design"
	Diff:	@@ -22,3 +21,0 @@ -<gloss>scheme</gloss> -<gloss>device</gloss> -<gloss>scheming</gloss> @@ -28,0 +26,8 @@ +<gloss>scheming</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>design</gloss> +<gloss>idea</gloss> +<gloss>device</gloss> +<gloss>scheme</gloss>

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