Today’s Kanji is “作” (tsuku-ru); Kanji for “make”.
Handwritten Kanji “作” (tsuku-ru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “作”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 作 | サク サ つく-る |
saku sa tsuku-ru |
7 | 亻 | make |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “作”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 芸術作品 | げいじゅつさくひん | geijutsusakuhin | artwork |
| 作業員 | さぎょういん | sagyouin | blue-collar worker |
| 巻き寿司を作る | まきずしをつくる | makizushi wo tsukuru | To make sushi rolls |
作る（つくる）= to make