How do you read 作品?

作品 is read さくひん (sakuhin), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 作品 in romaji?

作品 is written sakuhin in romaji.

What kanji are in 作品?

作 (Make, Production); 品 (Goods, Refinement).

作品さくひん

Q: What JLPT level is 作品?

作品 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

さくひん · sakuhin

JLPT N2 › noun

Work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition), piece, production, opus

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Heiban

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How it’s used

Used in formal or neutral contexts to refer to a creative or artistic work, such as a book, film, painting, or composition.

Often confused with 'sakuhin' vs. 'shigoto' (job/work) – 'shigoto' refers to labor or tasks, not artistic output.

Example sentences

彼の最新の作品は素晴らしい。

His latest work is wonderful.

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この作品は有名な作家のものです。

This piece is by a famous author.

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この作品は遠くから見てください。

このさくひんはとおくからみてください。

Please look at this work from a distance.

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この美術館は、あの画家の作品を中心に展示している。

このびじゅつかんは、あのがかのさくひんをちゅうしんにてんじしている。

This museum exhibits works centered on that painter.

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映画が好きなら、この作品は絶対に見るべきだ。

えいががすきなら、このさくひんはぜったいになるべきだ。

If you like movies, you definitely should see this one.

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Kanji in this word

作Make, Production, Prepare 音さく・さ訓つく.る・つく.り JLPT N4 · 7 strokes 品Goods, Refinement, Dignity 音ひん・ほん訓しな JLPT N4 · 9 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 品ひんgoods; taste, elegance 下品げひんvulgar, indecent, coarse

Questions

What does 作品 mean?

Work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition), piece, production, opus.

How do you pronounce 作品?

さくひん (sakuhin). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 作品?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

How do I remember 作品?

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