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作
Make, Create
つく(る) (tsukuru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
Many traditional Japanese potters shape clay in near silence. 🍵 In Zen-influenced workshops, creating a tea bowl isn't just about making pottery—it's about focusing on each movement of the hands. The true purpose is the peaceful state of mind developed while creating it.
Memory Trick
One Liner: “One person(亻) watching other person making sushi so fast that it looks like he has 3 arms.”
Readings
Onyomi: サク (saku), サ (sa)
Kunyomi: つく(る) (tsukuru)
Example Words
作る
つくる (tsukuru)
To make
作品
さくひん (sakuhin)
Work, creation
作文
さくぶん (sakubun)
Composition, essay
作者
さくしゃ (sakusha)
Author
Example Sentence
母は おいしい 料理を 作ります。
ははは おいしい りょうりを つくります。
haha wa oishii ryouri o tsukurimasu
My mother makes delicious food.