How to say 'Work' or 'Creation' in Japanese | 作

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The Japanese word for Work or Creation is 'Saku', written as 作 in Japanese.'Work' or 'Creation' in hiragana is さく.

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作

Meaning

Work, Creation

Reading

さく

saku

Kanji

作Make

Explanation

The Japanese noun '作 (さく)' refers to a 'work' or 'creation', often used in the context of artistic or literary works. It can denote something created by an individual, such as a book, painting, or piece of music. For example: This is his latest work「これは彼の最新作です」(これはかれのさいしんさくです). The museum exhibits many famous works「その美術館は多くの有名な作品を展示している」(そのびじゅつかんはおおくのゆうめいなさくひんをてんじしている). Note that '作' is often part of compound words, such as '作品 (さくひん)' (work of art) or '作家 (さっか)' (author/creator).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2646

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 作

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

作

Meaning

Make

Words Related to 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

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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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著作

Meaning

Work

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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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工作

Meaning

Craft, Manipulation

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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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