JLPT N3 · Noun

作 (saku)

作 (さく, saku) is a Japanese noun meaning “work (e.g. of art); piece”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さく
Romaji: saku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

work (e.g. of art); piece; production · noun, suffix noun
harvest; crop; yield; cultivation; tillage · noun
technique · noun

Example sentences

この絵はモネの作とされている。

This painting is attributed to Monet.

Tatoeba #222647

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 作

作

make, production, prepareサク・サ・つく.る・つく.り · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 作.

作文さくぶんwriting (an essay, prose, etc.)作るつくるto make作法さほうmanners作業さぎょうwork作品さくひんwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition)作物さくもつcrop作家さっかauthor作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music)操作そうさoperation傑作けっさくmasterpiece作者さくしゃcreator (of a work)作成さくせいmaking (a report, plan, contract, etc.)作製さくせいmanufacture製作せいさくmanufacture

Source: JMdict entry 1297240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.