大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)

だいくどうぐ
noun
carpentry tools; carpenter's tools
tooloccupation
1. carpentry tools; carpenter's tools; woodworking tools
The set of hand and power tools used by carpenters and woodworkers, such as saws, hammers, chisels, planes, and measuring tools. The term emphasizes tools traditionally used in Japanese house-building and wooden furniture making, though it is also used for the modern carpenter's kit.
大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)を買(か)う。
To buy carpentry tools.
祖父(そふ)の大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)を大切(たいせつ)に保管(ほかん)している。
I carefully keep my grandfather's carpentry tools.
ホームセンターには様々(さまざま)な大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)が揃(そろ)っている。
The home center is stocked with all sorts of carpentry tools.
DIYを始(はじ)めるなら、まず基本的(きほんてき)な大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)を揃(そろ)えるといい。
If you are starting DIY, you should first get the basic carpentry tools.

Formed from 大工(だいく) (carpenter) + 道具(どうぐ) (tool, implement). A compound that covers the full set of hand and power tools used in woodworking.

Usage

  • Used both for professional carpenters' tool kits and for amateur DIY (日曜(にちよう)大工(だいく)) tools.
  • Older generations may also refer to traditional Japanese carpentry tools — notably the 鉋(かんな) (plane), 鑿(のみ) (chisel), and 鋸(のこぎり) (saw) — as the core of a carpenter's kit.

Common collocations

  • 大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)を揃(そろ)える: to gather/assemble a set of carpentry tools
  • 大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)箱(ばこ): carpenter's toolbox
  • 大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ)の手入(てい)れ: maintenance of carpentry tools

Typical tools included

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Compare: 工具(こうぐ) (tools)
Compare: 日曜大工(にちようだいく) (Sunday carpentry / DIY)
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