make
N4- Onyomi
- サク・サ
- Kunyomi
- つく(る)
- Stroke count
- 7
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 作 down and you get 亻 (person) — a person standing at the left of the scene, and beside it 乍 (suddenly / make) — a jagged stroke stopped mid-line, work broken off in a sudden burst. Picture a person carrying a box held in both arms, put 作 inside it, and let that scene stand for "make" — make. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 7
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は7画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 7 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
作動
sadou
operation
作る
tsukuru
to make
製作
seisaku
production (of goods)
制作
seisaku
production (of art
操作
sousa
operation (of a machine)
作成
sakusei
creation (of documents)
Example sentences (3)
母は台所で料理を作ります。
はは は だいどころ で りょうり を つくります。
haha wa daidokoro de ryouri o tsukurimasu.
My mother makes food in the kitchen.
今日は自分でご飯を作りました。
きょう は じぶん で ごはん を つくりました。
kyou wa jibun de gohan o tsukurimashita.
Today I made a meal myself.
資料が分かりにくかったので、作り直してみました。
しりょう が わかりにくかった ので、つくりなおして みました。
shiryou ga wakarinikukatta node, tsukurinaoshite mimashita.
The materials were hard to follow, so I tried remaking them.