功夫 [ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ; gong1 fu5]
skill
art
kung fu
labor
effort
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功夫
カンフー
クンフー
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
martial arts term
word usually written using kana alone
loanword/gairaigo 外来語 (Chinese 中国語): go'ngfu
kung fu
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工夫
功夫
くふう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
scheme
device
scheming
devising
figuring out
coming up with
solving ingeniously
dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)