Refers to a creative or artistic work, such as a painting, novel, or film. Often used as a suffix in compounds like 作品 (sakuhin).
This is his best work.
This piece moved many people.
Agricultural term for the produce or yield of a harvest. Often used in compounds like 豊作 (hōsaku, good harvest) or 凶作 (kyōsaku, poor harvest).
This year's rice crop is good.
The harvest decreased due to unseasonable weather.
Refers to the technical skill or craftsmanship evident in a work, especially in traditional arts, crafts, or agriculture. Often used in compounds like 手作 (tezukuri, handmade) or 細作 (saisaku, fine work).
This pottery shows fine workmanship.
His technique is still immature.
This movie is the third installment in the series.
I hear the rice harvest is good this year.
making; drawing up; creating
original work; source material
new work; new creation; new title
author; writer; novelist; artist
writing; book; literary work
manufacture; production · production (film, play, TV, etc.)
creation; production; creative work · fabrication; fiction; invention
creator; author; artist
handicraft; craft work · work; construction; manufacturing; machining · maneuvering; behind-the-scenes manipulation
composition; writing music
one's own work; self-made; making by oneself · farming one's own land; independent farmer
masterpiece; masterwork
drawing or painting pictures; taking photographs
previous work; preceding work; previous title; previous release · first crop; preceding crop
songwriting; lyric writing
trial manufacture; prototype; test piece
large-scale work; voluminous work · monumental work; masterpiece; great work
writing; composition; essay · empty formal writing; perfunctory composition
crops; agricultural produce; farm products
within the story; in the work
style; characteristics
artificiality; contrived act; pretence · commission (of a crime); feasance
old work; existing work
cultivation; farming
collaboration; joint work; co-production
manufacture; production
abundant harvest; bumper crop