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Kanji Detail for 作 - "make, create, work"

  • Meaning

    作 means "make, create, work."

    1. To make - To create anew.

    2. To write - To compose books.

    3. To cultivate - To farm; to till.

    4. To do - To perform; to accomplish.

    5. To complete - To finish creating.

    6. To establish - To start up.

    7. Behavior - Movement; action; function.

    8. Creation - Something made; a work.

    9. Quality - The quality of what was produced.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    make; production; prepare; build

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    make; work; compose, write; act, perform

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To rise up. Such as 振作精神 (rouse one's spirits). | To do. Also read in departing tone like 佐. The vulgar form is 做. | To create. Creating is called 作. (Doctrine of the Mean) "The father created it, the son continued it."
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Sentences including

  • Birds make their nests in trees.

  • She is good at making up interesting stories.

  • We made brochures at small cost.

  • Her mother was busy cooking the dinner.

  • I have to cook dinner today.

  • It is something my mother made.

  • I made my son a new suit.

  • Kumi did not make a box.

  • It's a beautiful job.

  • My father made me a nice lunch.

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