具(ぐ)

ぐ
noun
ingredients
1. ingredients
the contents or fillings of a dish, especially in soups, rice bowls, or sushi
味噌汁(みそしる)の具(ぐ)は何(なに)がいい？
What ingredients do you want in the miso soup?
おにぎりの具(ぐ)は梅干(うめぼ)しにした。
I made the onigiri filling pickled plum.
このラーメンは具(ぐ)がたっぷり}{入(はい)っている。
This ramen has plenty of toppings/ingredients.

具(ぐ) refers to the ingredients, fillings, or toppings in prepared foods.

COMMON USES:

  • 味噌汁(みそしる)の具(ぐ): Miso soup ingredients (tofu, wakame, etc.)
  • おにぎりの具(ぐ): Rice ball fillings (umeboshi, salmon, etc.)
  • ラーメンの具(ぐ): Ramen toppings (chashu, egg, nori, etc.)
  • 寿司(すし)の具(ぐ)/寿司(すし)ネタ: Sushi toppings

RELATED WORDS:

  • 具材(ぐざい): Ingredients (slightly more formal)
  • ネタ: Toppings (slang, especially for sushi)
  • トッピング: Toppings (loanword)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 具(ぐ)だくさん (with lots of ingredients)
  • 具(ぐ)を入(い)れる (to add ingredients)
  • 具(ぐ)を変(か)える (to change the fillings)

COOKING CONTEXT:

  • Essential concept in Japanese home cooking
  • The 具(ぐ) in 味噌汁(みそしる) varies by season and region
  • Convenience stores offer onigiri with various 具(ぐ)

NOTE:
具(ぐ) is also used as a suffix meaning "tool" or "equipment" (e.g., 道具(どうぐ) tools, 家具(かぐ) furniture), but as a standalone word it primarily means food ingredients.

REGISTER: Neutral. Common in everyday cooking and dining.

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