create, make, structure, physique

9 strokesFrequency 429JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ゾウ

Kun

つく.るつく.り-づく.り

Nanori

ずくりづくり

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

create

Constituents

road
mouth
revelation
cow

Mnemonic Stories

Follow the spiritual road long enough, and you will have a revelation that allows you to create your own destiny.

Stuck in a creative rut, the writer took to the open road. A week later, a profound revelation hit her, and she pulled over to create the outline for her next bestseller.

A cow uses its mouth to eat all the grass in the field, creating a road for the other cows to follow.

Dictionary

Common Words

作る造る創るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #157
1

造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct

Examples
どこへ行っても、彼は必ず友達を作る
Wherever he may go, he is sure to make friends.
2

to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)

Examples
たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
3

to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train

Examples
あなたの菜園で作れる穀物や野菜を食べて生活する方がずっと安上がりだ。
It's much cheaper to live on grains and vegetables you can grow in your garden.
4

to till

5

to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write

Examples
文法的に正しい文章を作るよう心がけるべきだ。
You should try to produce grammatical sentences.
6

to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose

Examples
DTPで本を作れば、安いし早いし、まさに一挙両得だ。
Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
7

to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found

8

to have (a child)

9

to make up (one's face, etc.)

10

to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

11

to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion

12

to form (a line, etc.)

Examples
例外は作るべきではないと思います。
I insist that exceptions not be made.
13

to set (a record)

14

to commit (a sin, etc.)

作り造りくりFreq #2845
1

Common noun

making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure

Examples
あの家はレンガ造りだ。
That house is built of bricks.
2

Common noun

appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)

3

Common noun

build; physique

Examples
彼女の顔のつくりの中で目が一番いい。
Her eyes are her best feature.
4

Common noun

sashimi

5

Noun, used as a prefix

forced (smile, etc.)

作り出す創り出すつくり出す創りだす作りだす造り出す造りだすくりだTransitiveGodan verbFreq #3862
1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)

Examples
過ちのない者は何も作り出せない
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
2

to invent; to dream up; to create

Examples
もしも神が存在しないのならば、神を造り出す必要があろう。
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
構造うぞうNounFreq #4254
1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

Examples
この増加に加えて、世界の経済構造の変化があった。
Along with this increase, there has been a change in the world's economic organization.
作り上げる創り上げる造り上げるくりあげTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5058
1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to create; to put together

Examples
同社は新製品を作り上げた
The company crafted a new product.
2

to make up; to fabricate; to invent; to cook up

Examples
彼は王についての物語を作り上げた
He made up a story about the king.
無造作うさ無雑作Noun~な Adj.Freq #5466
1

easy; simple; ready

2

casual; off-hand; easy-going; careless; artless

Examples
彼女は髪を無造作に束ねている。
She is doing her hair simply.
手作り手造り手づくりくりNoun~の Adj.Freq #5731
1

handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

Examples
それは全て手作りのものだった。
All of them were handmade things.
改造いぞうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #6024
1

remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; conversion; alteration; renovation; modification; reshuffling (e.g. a cabinet); reorganization; restructuring

Examples
地下室を仕事場に改造した。
The basement has been made over into a workshop.
2

Computing

modding

製造いぞうNoun~の Adj.Transitive~する VerbFreq #7144
1

manufacture; production

Examples
その工場は玩具を製造している。
The factory manufactures toys.
創造うぞうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #9058
1

creation

Examples
神は自分の形に人を創造された。
God created man in his own image.
2

Creation (by God)

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