作
さく · saku
Work (e.g. of art), piece, production
- harvest, crop, yield, cultivation, tillage
- technique
Other ways to say “work” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
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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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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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What does 作 mean?
Work (e.g. of art), piece, production. It can also mean: harvest, crop, yield, cultivation, tillage; technique.
How do you pronounce 作?
さく (saku). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 作?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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