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作つくり
Meanings
Noun
1. making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure
2. appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
3. build; physique
4. sashimi
5. forced (smile, etc.)
Alt. forms
作つくり
66%
造つくり
27%
つくり
5%
Kanji used
作
make
Pitch accent
つ
くり
Top 2900
Used in: 2763
Used in vocabulary (55 in total)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
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Examples (5 in total)
The house was built of bricks.
He went about making a doghouse.
He explained the process of building a boat.
Tom is busy making breakfast for his family.
Tom bought a really expensive, well-made pair of shoes.