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How to say 'Work' in Japanese | 作品

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The Japanese word for Work is 'Sakuhin', written as 作品 in Japanese.'Work' in hiragana is さくひん.

    word

    作品

    Meaning

    Work

    Reading

    さくひん

    sakuhin

    Kanji

    Make Product

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '作品 (さくひん)' refers to a 'work' or 'piece of art', typically created by an artist, writer, or creator. It is commonly used to describe creative outputs such as paintings, sculptures, literature, music, or films. For example: This is a famous work of art「これは有名な作品です」(これはゆうめいなさくひんです). I want to see his latest work「彼の最新の作品を見たいです」(かれのさいしんのさくひんをみたいです). The word emphasizes the creative or artistic nature of the output and is often used in contexts related to art, culture, and entertainment.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    610

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 作品

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Make

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Product

Words Related to 作品 Through the Kanji

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 作 as well.

  • word

    作る

    Meaning

    Make, Create

  • word

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作成

    Meaning

    Creation

  • word

    作り

    Meaning

    Make

  • word

    作家

    Meaning

    Writer

  • word

    作用

    Meaning

    Effect, Action

  • word

    Meaning

    Work, Creation

  • word

    著作

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作物

    Meaning

    Crop

  • word

    作戦

    Meaning

    Strategy

  • word

    製作

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    作り出す

    Meaning

    Create, Produce

  • word

    作曲

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    動作

    Meaning

    Movement, Operation

  • word

    作者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    制作

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    作り上げる

    Meaning

    Complete, Fabricate

  • word

    工作

    Meaning

    Craft, Manipulation

  • word

    作り話

    Meaning

    Fabrication

  • word

    創作

    Meaning

    Creation, Fiction

  • word

    操作

    Meaning

    Operation

Words Related to 作品 Through the Kanji

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 品 as well.

  • word

    商品

    Meaning

    Product

  • word

    出品

    Meaning

    Listing

  • word

    製品

    Meaning

    Product

  • word

    食品

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    Meaning

    Item

  • word

    上品

    Meaning

    Elegant

  • word

    下品

    Meaning

    Vulgar

  • word

    品切れ

    Meaning

    Sold out

  • word

    貴重品

    Meaning

    Valuables

  • word

    部品

    Meaning

    Parts

  • word

    品質

    Meaning

    Quality

  • word

    日用品

    Meaning

    Daily necessities

  • word

    品物

    Meaning

    Goods

  • word

    品種

    Meaning

    Breed, Variety

  • word

    薬品

    Meaning

    Medicine, Chemical

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