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作

make
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingサク、サ
Kun readingつく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

作文作る作業作品作物作家作曲作法操作傑作作者作成

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · saw

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1224

Compound words

作文さくぶん
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
作るつくる
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
作家さっか
author; writer; novelist; artist
作業さぎょう
work; operation; task
作曲さっきょく
composition (of music); setting; writing music
作品さくひん
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
作物さくもつ
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
作法さほう
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
操作そうさ
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation
傑作けっさく
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work; (unintentionally) hilarious
作者さくしゃ
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer
作成さくせい
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
作製さくせい
manufacture; production
制作せいさく
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out; development
製作せいさく
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
創作そうさく
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing
凶作きょうさく
bad harvest; poor crop
原作げんさく
original work
遺作いさく
posthumous works
稲作いなさく
rice cultivation; rice crop
佳作かさく
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
劇作げきさく
playwriting
工作こうさく
handicraft; work; construction; manufacturing; maneuvering
耕作こうさく
cultivation; farming

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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