tool

Japanese: tool
tool

...It seems that it was Zen monks who made this word refer to a general tool, and its current usage can be seen in Kyogen. The English word "tool" is roughly equivalent to the tools used in carpentry, but the Japanese word "dogu" includes containers such as household goods and antiques, probably because it originally referred to Buddhist implements. However, "tool" is too narrow a word to meet the definition given at the beginning, and the Japanese word "dogu" is a more accurate expression. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "tool" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これが一般的な道具を指すようになったのは禅僧によるらしく,狂言には現在の用法が見られる。英語の〈tool〉は大工道具というときの道具にほぼ当たるが,日本語の〈道具〉が家財道具,古道具というように容器類を含んでいるのは,もともと仏具を指していたからであろう。しかし,冒頭に掲げた定義を満たす語として〈tool〉は狭すぎ,日本語の〈道具〉が的確な表現である。…

※「tool」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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