工夫 [ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ; gong1 fu5]
period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
spare time
skill
labor
effort
工夫 [ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ; gong1 fu1]
casual labor
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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)
工夫
こうふ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
sensitive word
labourer
laborer
blue-collar worker
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