Meanings
Readings
Common Words
้ ใ usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; ๅตใ usu. for creating
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
to till
to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
to have (a child)
to make up (one's face, etc.)
to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
to form (a line, etc.)
to set (a record)
to commit (a sin, etc.)
Common noun
making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure
Common noun
appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
Common noun
build; physique
Common noun
sashimi
Noun, used as a prefix
forced (smile, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)
to invent; to dream up; to create
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to build up; to complete; to construct; to create; to put together
to make up; to fabricate; to invent; to cook up
easy; simple; ready
casual; off-hand; easy-going; careless; artless
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; conversion; alteration; renovation; modification; reshuffling (e.g. a cabinet); reorganization; restructuring
Computing
modding
manufacture; production
creation
Creation (by God)
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
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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.
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