作る | Japanese meaning

作る【つくる】

Frequency rank: 126.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating
to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to trainsee also 野菜を作る
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.)

Forms

作る【つくる】Frequency rank: 126.
造る【つくる】Frequency rank: 3,492. – 3,494.
創る【つくる】Frequency rank: 6,177. – 6,185.
つくるFrequency rank: 6,150. – 6,153.

Generated definitions (experimental)

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

This usage refers to physically creating something, from objects to structures.

to build a house

to build a bridge

to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)

This usage is for preparing food or brewing drinks.

to prepare dinner

to brew tea

to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train

This usage is related to nurturing and developing living things or skills.

to raise a child

to grow vegetables

to till

This usage refers to preparing land for planting by plowing or cultivating.

to till the field

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

This usage is about preparing written documents.

to prepare documents

to write a report

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

This usage is for producing artistic works or composing music.

to compose music

to create a painting

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

This usage involves creating something new, from phrases to organizations.

to coin a phrase

to establish a company

to have (a child)

This usage is about giving birth to a child.

to have a child

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

This usage is related to applying makeup or beautifying oneself.

to put on makeup

to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

This usage is about making up or fabricating something, often dishonestly.

to fabricate an excuse

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

This usage involves pretending or putting on a false appearance.

to feign a smile

to form (a line, etc.)

This usage is about arranging or forming a line or similar structure.

to form a line

to set (a record)

This usage refers to establishing or setting a record.

to set a record

to commit (a sin, etc.)

This usage is about committing a wrongdoing.

to commit a sin

Generated collocations (experimental)

to make (something)to prepare (a meal)to create a work of artto brew alcoholto have a childto coin a phraseto draw up a documentto grow vegetables in a home gardento establish a new projectto design a logoしょ書to prepare a resumeto form a lineto set a recordto fabricate an excuseto put on a smileto manufacture a productto draw up a planto compose a novelto continue creating worksto construct a road

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

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I make lunch every day.

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