I like making food.
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
I made all of this food myself.
We decided to devise a new strategy to win the match.
The team lost due to a tactical error.
He worked all night.
Following his boss's orders, he immediately started the work.
Operating this machine is very simple.
Operating a smartphone with one hand is difficult until you get used to it.
Her latest work moved many people.
I put a lot of work into this piece.
Example Vocabulary
作る
to make, to create, to produce
作戦
strategy; tactic; military operation
作業
work; operation; task
操作
operation; management; manipulation
作品
work (of art, literature, etc.); piece; production
動作
movement, action, behavior
作り
making; construction; appearance; makeup; sashimi
作り出す
to create; to produce; to manufacture
作り上げる
to build up; to complete; to create; to fabricate
手作り
handmade; homemade
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