作
作 — make, production, prepare
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 7
- Taught in
- School year 2
- Frequency
- #103 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- さく saku
- さ sa
- さく saku
- Kun'yomi
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- つく.る tsuku.ru
- つく.り tsuku.ri
- -づく.り -zuku.ri
- つく.る tsuku.ru
Words that use 作
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 作文 さくぶん writing (an essay, prose, etc.) JLPT N5
- 作る つくる to make JLPT N5
- 作法 さほう manners JLPT N3
- 作業 さぎょう work JLPT N3
- 作品 さくひん work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition) JLPT N3
- 作物 さくもつ crop JLPT N3
- 作家 さっか author JLPT N3
- 作曲 さっきょく composition (of music) JLPT N3
- 作 さく work (e.g. of art) JLPT N3
- 操作 そうさ operation JLPT N3