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にわか作り (にわかづくり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

にわか作づくり

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Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared

Describes something put together quickly and temporarily, often with whatever is available. Carries a nuance of being rough or not fully planned.

にわか作づくりのステージで演えん奏そうした。
We performed on a makeshift stage.
にわか作づくりの計けい画かくで

は

うまく

いか

ない

。

A hastily prepared plan won't work well.

Written forms

にわか作づくりUsage100%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; 作り is the usual kanji for 'making' in this compound.
にわか造づくり
Alternate spelling using 造り, which can emphasize physical construction or fabrication.
俄にわか作づくり
Full kanji spelling; 俄 is a less common kanji for にわか and may be unfamiliar to many readers.
俄にわか造づくり
Full kanji spelling with 造り; very rare and likely to be encountered only in older texts.

Kanji

作make, production, prepare
造create, make, structure
俄sudden, abrupt, improvised

Similar words

急きゅう造ぞう
急造 also means 'hastily made' but is more formal and often used for things built or manufactured under time pressure, such as 急造の橋 (a hastily built bridge). にわか作り is more colloquial and emphasizes improvisation with available materials.
間まに合あわせ
間に合わせ is a noun meaning 'stopgap' or 'makeshift', often implying something used temporarily until a proper one is available. にわか作り focuses on the act of making something quickly and roughly.

Etymology

Compound of にわか (sudden, hasty) + 作り (making). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to describe something made on the spur of the moment.