# 具 — tool; equipment

具 means “tool; equipment”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: グ (gu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 具 (gu, “tool; means”).

- Meaning: tool; equipment
- On'yomi: グ (gu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Things 2

## How to remember 具

Parts: 目 eye · 八 eight; spreading legs

## Words with 具

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 具 | ぐ (gu) | tool; means |

## Don't confuse it with

[真](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/true/) · [且](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moreover/) · [貪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/)

## More in the “Things 2” set

[器](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/container/) · [具](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tool/) · [筆](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/writing-brush/) · [荷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/luggage/) · [箱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/box/)

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