造 – create, make, structure

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The kanji 造 means create, make, structure, physique. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゾウ (zou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り (tsukuru, tsukuri, zukuri). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 辵 (no. 162).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゾウ	zou
Kun’yomi	つく.る	tsukuru
Kun’yomi	つく.り	tsukuri
Kun’yomi	-づく.り	zukuri

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 辵 (Kangxi radical 162). Components: ノ・口・込・土.

Words using 造

製造せいぞうmanufacture創造そうぞうcreation改造かいぞうremodeling構造こうぞうstructure人造じんぞうartificial造船ぞうせんshipbuilding偽造ぎぞうforgery造りつくりmaking荷造りにづくりpacking

Example sentences

その工場は玩具を製造している。

The factory manufactures toys.

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神は自分の形に人を創造された。

God created man in his own image.

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地下室を仕事場に改造した。

The basement has been made over into a workshop.

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Kanji with the same radical

連選通進近道運過送違述追退辺達週

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