作 Kanji – make
The Japanese kanji 作 can mean make, production, prepare, build.
Meaning and Readings
How is 作 read?
作 has the onyomi readings サク, サ and the kunyomi readings つくる, つくり, -づくり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as saku, sa, tsukuru, tsukuri, zukuri.
Common Japanese Words Using 作
These common Japanese words contain 作. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 遺作（いさく） — posthumous works
- 稲作（いなさく） — rice cultivation, rice crop
- 佳作（かさく） — fine (piece of) work, excellent work
- 凶作（きょうさく） — bad harvest, poor crop
- 劇作（げきさく） — playwriting
- 傑作（けっさく） — masterpiece, masterwork, chef d'oeuvre, fine piece of work
- 原作（げんさく） — original work
- 工作（こうさく） — handicraft
- 工作機械（こうさくきかい） — machine tool
- 耕作（こうさく） — cultivation, farming