Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “工夫を凝らす”

工夫を凝らす

くふうをこらす

to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan

Kanji details

Kun/On information

工

On: こう;く;ぐ
Kun: —
Stroke count: 3

・craft

・construction

・katakana e radical (no. 48)

夫

On: ふ;ふう;ぶ
Kun: おっと;それ
Stroke count: 4

・husband

・man

凝

On: ぎょう
Kun: こ.る;こ.らす;こご.らす;こご.らせる;こご.る
Stroke count: 16

・congeal

・freeze

・stiff

・be absorbed in