道具

道具

Tool; instrument; equipment.

道具 refers to utensils or implements specifically intended for cooking, emphasizing its practical category.

新しい料理用の道具を買いました。

I bought new cooking utensils.

道具 is used here to mean 'tool', referring to an item utilized for a specific purpose, such as repairing furniture.

この道具を使って家具を修理しました。

I repaired the furniture using this tool.

道具 describes 'means' or 'mechanism' in a figurative sense, indicating how something can serve a purpose (e.g., words as tools for harm).

彼の話を聞いて、言葉は人を傷つける道具にもなると感じました。

After hearing his story, I felt that words can also become tools to hurt people.