作
make · production · prepare · build
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
person + 乍
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of person and phonetic. Person making something.
Symbolism
Production, creation, work. Represents human creative activity.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Building a structure
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
同化作用
どうかさよう
assimilation; metabolism; anabolism; assimilation
行儀作法
ぎょうぎさほう
etiquette; good manners; etiquette
自浄作用
じじょうさよう
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world); autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
自壊作用
じかいさよう
(the act of) disintegration; (the act of) disintegration
裏面工作
りめんこうさく
string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering); string-pulling
閨秀作家
けいしゅうさっか
woman writer; woman writer
陽動作戦
ようどうさくせん
diversionary tactics; diversionary tactics
豊年満作
ほうねんまんさく
bumper crops; year of a full rice harvest; bumper crops
偽装工作
ぎそうこうさく
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage; diversionary tactics (maneuvering)
戯作三昧
げさくざんまい
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself; being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction)
自作自演
じさくじえん
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); performing a part in one's own play
坐作進退
ざさしんたい
deportment; behavior; carriage; deportment
Proverbs & Idioms
作るより買うが安い
つくるよりかうがやすい
Buying is cheaper than making
Sometimes it's better to buy than make