作る

• 読み: つくる
• ローマ字: tsukuru
• 漢字の分解: 作 (saku/tsuku) — to make, to create
• 発音: /tsɯ.kɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To make; to create; to produce; to build. A versatile verb for all types of creation.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with an る stem. One of the most broadly used verbs in Japanese, covering cooking food, making crafts, building structures, and creating plans. Often interchangeable with 造る (large-scale production) and 創る (creative works), though 作る is the most common.

例文

1. 母は毎日おいしい料理を作ります。
2. 友達に誕生日カードを作った。
3. 夏休みの計画を作りましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, crafts, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 作 combines 亻 (person radical) and 乍 (to do/make), depicting a person engaged in the act of making something.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal