How do you read 作り?

作り is read つくり (tsukuri), with odaka pitch accent (falls on the next particle).

How is 作り used in a sentence?

母はスープを作ります。 — My mother makes soup.

How do you write 作り in romaji?

作り is written tsukuri in romaji.

作つくり

Q: What JLPT level is 作り?

作り is a JLPT N1 word (advanced).

つくり · tsukuri

JLPT N1 › verb

Making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure

appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
build, physique
sashimi
making, forming, cultivating, growing
form, appearance

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Odaka

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Example sentences

母はスープを作ります。

はははすーぷをつくります。

My mother makes soup.

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レシピから作り方を学びます。

れしぴからつくりかたをまなびます。

I learn how to cook from the recipe.

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この鍋でスープを作ります。

このなべですーぷをつくります。

I'll make soup in this pot.

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おせちも、手作りすると味が違いますね。

おせちも、てづくりするとあじがちがいますね。

When you make osechi by hand, the taste is different too.

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作Make, Production, Prepare 音さく・さ訓つく.る・つく.り JLPT N4 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

作さくa work, a harvest 豊作ほうさくabundant harvest, bumper crop 作業さぎょうwork, operation, manufacturing 操作そうさoperation, management, processing 作品さくひんwork, opus, production 作物さくもつproduce (e.g., agricultural), crops

Questions

What does 作り mean?

Making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure. It can also mean: appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build, physique; sashimi.

How do you pronounce 作り?

つくり (tsukuri). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 作り?

JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.

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