造 Kanji – create
The Japanese kanji 造 can mean create, make, structure, physique.
Meaning and Readings
How is 造 read?
造 has the onyomi reading ゾウ and the kunyomi readings つくる, つくり, -づくり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as zou, tsukuru, tsukuri, zukuri.
Common Japanese Words Using 造
These common Japanese words contain 造. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 荷造り（にづくり） — packing, baling, crating
- 改造（かいぞう） — remodeling, remodelling, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, renovation, modification, reshuffling (e.g. a cabinet), reorganization, restructuring
- 偽造（ぎぞう） — forgery, counterfeiting, fabrication, falsification
- 建造（けんぞう） — building, construction
- 建造物（けんぞうぶつ） — structure, building
- 構造（こうぞう） — structure, construction, makeup, framework, organization, pattern
- 酒造（しゅぞう） — brewing (sake), distilling (e.g. whisky)
- 醸造（じょうぞう） — brewing
- 人造（じんぞう） — artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic
- 製造（せいぞう） — manufacture, production
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