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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
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. makeRtK
    彼は犬小屋作りに取りかかった。He went about making a doghouse.tatoeba
    まず糠床を作る。At first, make nuka-doko.wiki
  2. build
  3. prepare
    文案を作成する役An official to prepare draftswiki
  4. production
  1. work (e.g. of art)
  2. piece
  3. harvest
  4. crop

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person亻variant
Components
How it's built
作
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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
稲作いなさく
rice cultivation; rice crop
作り出すつくりだす
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up
作り上げるつくりあげる
to build up; to complete; to construct; to create; to put together
作れるつくれる
作成するさくせいする
to make
荷作りするにづくりする
to pack
凶作きょうさく
bad harvest; poor crop
原作げんさく
original work

On Reading Examples

彼は報告書を作文した。さくぶん
He wrote the report.tatoeba
彼は自分の農場で作物や牛を育てている。さくもつ
He raises crops and cows on his farm.tatoeba
彼は作文の余白に自分の論評を書いた。さくぶん
He wrote his comments in the margin of the composition.tatoeba
彼は作文で沢山の文法上の間違いをした。さくぶん
He made many grammatical mistakes in his composition.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼はボート作りの過程を説明した。づくり
He explained the process of building a boat.tatoeba
芝刈り機が簡素な作りの荷車に積んである。つくり
Some lawn equipment is loaded into the jerry-built cart.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は報告書を作文した。
He wrote the report.tatoeba
彼は舞台の上で心臓発作で倒れました。
He died of a heart attack on the stage.tatoeba
彼は不眠不休でその作品を仕上げた。
He finished his work without sleep or rest.tatoeba
彼は非常に想像力にとんだ作家です。
He is a very imaginative writer.tatoeba
生地を作る基礎。
The base for the dough.wiki
農作業のための休暇。
Holidays for farm work.wiki
第一期 校本作成の作業
The first period, the work of making a variorumwiki
江戸時代の作品。
A work of the Edo period.wiki
文芸作品の題名。
The titles of Japanese literaturewiki
創作物語である。
This is a fiction.wiki
豊益が耕作している作物
The crops Toyomasu raiseswiki
日本推理作家協会
Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.wiki
伊作家2代当主。
The second head of the Izaku family.wiki
作曲も手がける。
He also composes songs.wiki
作曲・指揮研究領域
Composition and Conducting Research Coursewiki
金剛界伝法潅頂作法
Kongokai Dembo Kanjo Sahowiki
手水の作法としては、
The steps to use the purifying water are:wiki
作者は並木宗輔。
Written by Sosuke NAMIKI.wiki
作者は竹柴基水。
It was written by Kisui TAKESHIBA.wiki
貞享暦の作成者。
He was the creator of the Jokyo Calendar.wiki
広義には同様の手法を用いて作製した陶磁器全体を指す。
In sensu lato, it indicates entire ceramic ware made in the same way.wiki
親鸞の正信念仏偈は六時礼讃にヒントを得て作製されたといわれる。
Shinran's Shoshin Nenbutsuge (Buddhist verses) were created with inspiration from Rokuji-Raisan.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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