Kanji

作

make, production, prepare, build

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サク, サ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つくる, つくり, -づくり

Nanori (Name Reading)

あり, つくり, つくる, とも, なお, なり, ふか

Common Readings

サ, サク, つく…る

Example sentences

作る つくる
料理 作る 好き

I like making food.

自分で じぶんで
この 料理 全部 自分で 作りました

I made all of this food myself.

作戦 さくせん
試合 勝つ ため 新しい 作戦 練る こと した

We decided to devise a new strategy to win the match.

敗戦 はいせん
その チーム 作戦 ミス 敗戦した

The team lost due to a tactical error.

作業 さぎょう
徹夜 作業 した

He worked all night.

命令 めいれい
上司 命令 従って すぐ 作業 開始 した

Following his boss's orders, he immediately started the work.

操作 そうさ
この 機械 操作 とても 簡単 です

Operating this machine is very simple.

片手 かたて
片手 スマホ 操作 する 慣れる まで 難しい

Operating a smartphone with one hand is difficult until you get used to it.

作品 さくひん
彼女 最新 作品 多く 人々 感動 与えた

Her latest work moved many people.

手をかける てをかける
この 作品 かなり 手をかけた

I put a lot of work into this piece.

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