道具

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 道具 is read as どうぐ and is a noun for a tool, piece of equipment, or utensil used to perform a task.
• Basic usage: Modify it as 使った道具 for tools already used and 料理に必要な道具 for items selected by purpose.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Purpose and location
  • に in 料理に必要な marks the activity requiring the tools, while に in 箱の中に戻す marks where they are returned.
• General tools and cooking utensils
  • The same noun may be translated as tools generally or as utensils when the activity is cooking.