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作 — make, produce, write

さく作 make

Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes action technology

U+4F5C Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #103 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1142 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

make
produce
write

word

さく saku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

作(さく) saku work 原(げん) 作(さく) gensaku original work 作(さく) 文(ぶん) sakubun essay 名(めい) 作(さく) meisaku masterpiece 工(こう) 作(さく) kousaku construction 新(しん) 作(さく) shinsaku new work 自(じ) 作(さく) jisaku one's own work 前(ぜん) 作(さく) zensaku previous work

さ sa On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

作(さ) 用(よう) sayou action 作(さ) 業(ぎょう) sagyou work 動(どう) 作(さ) dousa action 作(さ) 動(どう) sadou operation 発(ほっ) 作(さ) hossa attack 副(ふく) 作(さ) 用(よう) fukusayou side effect 作(さ) 法(ほう) sahou manners 操(そう) 作(さ) sousa operation

つく・づく tsuku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

作(つく) る tsukuru to make 作(つく) り tsukuri making 作(つく) れる tsukureru to be able to make 作(つく) り出(だ) す tsukuridasu to create 手(て) 作(づく) り tezukuri handmade 作(つく) り上(あ) げる tsukuriageru to make up 作(つく) り方(かた) tsukurikata way of making

さっ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

作(さっ) 家(か) sakka author 作(さっ) 曲(きょく) sakkyoku composition

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Components

Composed of

ひと人 person #9

亻 person (left form)

乍 suddenly

Phono-semantic compound (形声). 亻 (person) gives the semantic domain. 乍 (sa/saku) provides the sound. To make or create.

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#9 人 person

作 — make, produce, write

Meanings

word

さく saku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

さ sa On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

つく・づく tsuku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

さっ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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作 — make, produce, write

Meanings

word

さく saku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

さ sa On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

つく ・づく tsuku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

さっ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

つく・づく tsuku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).