道具

Chinese
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
tool; device; utensil
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
trad. (道具) 道 具
simp. #(道具) 道 具

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 道 具
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 定 (7) 群 (30)
Final (韻) 豪 (89) 虞 (24)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 徒晧切 其遇切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /dɑuX/ /ɡɨoH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /dɑuX/ /ɡioH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /dɑuX/ /ɡioH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /dawX/ /guə̆H/
Li
Rong		 /dɑuX/ /ɡioH/
Wang
Li		 /dɑuX/ /ɡĭuH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /dʱɑuX/ /gi̯uH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 dào jù
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 dou6 geoi6

Noun

道具

  1. (theater, film, or generally) prop; theatrical property
  2. (video games) item
  3. (Buddhism) implement (an accessory that aids one in the Way)

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (道具):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
道 具
どう
Grade: 2		 ぐ
Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

    Noun

    道(どう)具(ぐ) • (dōgu) 

    1. tool (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
    2. a means, something used to perform an operation

    Synonyms

    Hyponyms

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    道具

    Noun

    道具 • (dogu) (hangeul 도구)

    1. Hanja form? of 도구 (“instrument, tool, kit”).
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