How to say 'Craft' or 'Manipulation' in Japanese | 工作

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The Japanese word for Craft or Manipulation is 'Kousaku', written as 工作 in Japanese.'Craft' or 'Manipulation' in hiragana is こうさく.

word

工作

Meaning

Craft, Manipulation

Reading

こうさく

kousaku

Kanji

工Construction 作Make

Explanation

The Japanese noun '工作 (こうさく)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'craft', referring to the act of making something by hand or the product of such activity. For example: The children made crafts at school「子供たちは学校で工作をした」(こどもたちはがっこうでこうさくをした). The second meaning is 'manipulation', often used in contexts involving political or social manipulation. For example: The government was accused of political manipulation「政府は政治工作を非難された」(せいふはせいじこうさくをひなんされた). The word can also be used in compound words like '工作員 (こうさくいん)' meaning 'agent' or 'operative', often in espionage contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4937

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 工作

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

工

Meaning

Construction

kanji

作

Meaning

Make

Words Related to 工作 Through the Kanji 工

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 工 as well.

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工事

Meaning

Construction

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工場

Meaning

Factory

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加工

Meaning

Processing

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工業

Meaning

Industry

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工学

Meaning

Engineering

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工学部

Meaning

Engineering

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人工

Meaning

Artificial

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工夫

Meaning

Device, Scheme

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大工

Meaning

Carpenter

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細工

Meaning

Craft, Trick

Words Related to 工作 Through the Kanji 作

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 作 as well.

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作る

Meaning

Make, Create

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作品

Meaning

Work

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作文

Meaning

Composition

word

作業

Meaning

Work

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作成

Meaning

Creation

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作り

Meaning

Make

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作家

Meaning

Writer

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作用

Meaning

Effect, Action

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作

Meaning

Work, Creation

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著作

Meaning

Work

word

作物

Meaning

Crop

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作戦

Meaning

Strategy

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製作

Meaning

Production

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作り出す

Meaning

Create, Produce

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作曲

Meaning

Composition

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動作

Meaning

Movement, Operation

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作者

Meaning

Author

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制作

Meaning

Production

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作り上げる

Meaning

Complete, Fabricate

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作り話

Meaning

Fabrication

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創作

Meaning

Creation, Fiction

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操作

Meaning

Operation

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'Kousaku' means 'Craft' or 'Manipulation' .

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