用具(ようぐ)

Common collocations

• 筆記(ひっき)用具(ようぐ): writing implements
• 清掃(せいそう)用具(ようぐ): cleaning supplies
• 運動(うんどう)用具(ようぐ): sports equipment
• 調理(ちょうり)用具(ようぐ): cooking utensils
• 園芸(えんげい)用具(ようぐ): gardening tools

Similar words

• 道具(どうぐ): tools (the most general, everyday word)
• 器具(きぐ): instruments, apparatus (more technical, often for precision equipment)
• 工具(こうぐ): hand tools (specifically for construction/repair work)

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用具(ようぐ) sounds slightly formal and is often seen in institutional contexts like schools, hospitals, and official instructions. In casual speech, 道具(どうぐ) is more natural.