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造作なく (ぞうさなく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

造ぞう作さなく

Meanings

1

expression, adverb

without any difficulty; with ease; easily

Used to describe doing something smoothly and without trouble. Often appears in written or slightly formal contexts.

彼かれは造ぞう作さなくその問もん題だいを解といた。
He solved the problem without any difficulty.
造ぞう作さなく目もく的てき地ちに着ついた。
We arrived at our destination with ease.

Written forms

造ぞう作さなく
Standard kanji spelling for this adverbial phrase.
造ぞう作さ無なく
Alternate kanji spelling using 無く for なく; less common but still seen.

Kanji

造create, make, structure
作make, production, prepare
無

nothingness, none, ain't

Similar words

容よう易いに
容易に is a more common and neutral adverb for 'easily', while 造作なく is a set phrase with a slightly more literary or emphatic nuance.
難なんなく
難なく also means 'without difficulty', but 造作なく can imply a smoother, more effortless process.

Etymology

造作 (ぞうさ) means 'trouble' or 'difficulty', and なく is the adverbial form of ない. The phrase literally means 'without trouble'.