JLPT N3 Intermediate
工夫
Ingenuity or devising a clever scheme to solve a problem or make improvements.
Readings
Other forms
工夫する verb form
工夫します polite verb form
功夫 less common kanji
Noun, Suru verb
A Clever Solution / An Ingenious Trick
Describes the active process of devising creative tweaks or methods to improve a situation or result.
Example
時間 を 節約 する ため に 、 やり方 を 工夫 しました 。
I devised a new way of doing it to save time.
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