作
make, production, prepare, build
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Vocabulary
サ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作業 | サギョウ | work; operation; task |
| 作動 | サドウ | operation; functioning; running |
| 作法 | サホウ | manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making |
| 作用 | サヨウ | action; operation; process; agency; effect; function |
| 操作 | ソウサ | operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing |
サク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遺作 | イサク | posthumous works |
| 佳作 | カサク | fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention |
| 凶作 | キョウサク | bad harvest; poor crop |
| 劇作 | ゲキサク | playwriting |
| 原作 | ゲンサク | original work |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稲作 | いなさく | rice cultivation; rice crop |
| 荷作り | にづくり | packing; baling; crating |
| 傑作 | けっさく | masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous; wild |
| 作 | さく | work (e.g. of art); piece; production; harvest; crop; yield; cultivation; tillage; technique |
| 作り | つくり | making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi; forced (smile, etc.) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
后
empress, queen, after, behind, back, later
Grade 6JLPT 1
伺
pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore
Grade 8JLPT 2
和
harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Grade 3JLPT 3
倍
double, twice, times, fold
Grade 3JLPT 2
俳
haiku, actor
Grade 6JLPT 1
倹
frugal, economy, thrifty
Grade 8JLPT 1
告
revelation, tell, inform, announce
Grade 5JLPT 3
斥
reject, retreat, recede, withdraw, repel, repulse
Grade 8JLPT 1
同
same, agree, equal
Grade 2JLPT 4
斤
axe, 1.32 lb, catty, counter for loaves of bread, axe radical (no. 69)
Grade 8JLPT 1