Japanese symbol for “tools”
物の具
もののぐ
Romaji: mononogu
tools; implements
In Japanese, tools is 物の具, read もののぐ (mononogu).
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Meanings
- n tools; implements
- n imperial court dress
- n arms; armor
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tools”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 器具類 | きぐるい kigurui | instruments; equipment; implements |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 具合 | ぐあい guai | condition; state |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.