Polite term for sashimi, often used in restaurants or formal settings. Literally 'honorable preparation'.
本日のお作りは、まぐろとサーモンでございます。
Today's sashimi is tuna and salmon.
お作りを一人前お願いします。
One order of sashimi, please.
Rare, possibly archaic term for make-up or cosmetics. Modern Japanese typically uses 化粧 or メイク.
江戸時代の文献には、お作りという言葉が化粧の意味で出てくることがある。
In Edo-period documents, the word お作り sometimes appears meaning make-up.
お作り is the polite form used in restaurants for sashimi, while plain 作り can also mean sashimi but sounds plainer.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Alternate kanji spelling; 造 is sometimes used for 'make' in food contexts.
Noun formed from the honorific prefix お and the continuative form of 作る (to make). The sashimi sense likely developed from the idea of 'prepared dish'.