Kanji 作 make, production, prepare Related words 製 is a more formal suffix used mainly for manufactured products (日本製 'made in Japan'), whereas 作り is broader and covers processes, cultivation, and style, not just goods.
Word family· 33 handmade; handcrafted; homemade
dressing to look young; making oneself look younger
personnel training; human resources development; character building
bodybuilding; building up one's body; strength training
soil conditioning; keeping soil in good condition
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small build; small size
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
role preparation; studying for a role
songwriting; musical composition; melody writing
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things · making New Year's decorations · preparing fields; farming; farmer
candied dried sardines; gomame simmered in soy sauce and sugar · tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
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Written forms 作づく り
General suffix for making, building, or growing something. The reading づくり is a rendaku form of つくり .
造づく り
Often used for large-scale construction or manufacturing, such as 船造り (shipbuilding) or 酒造り (sake brewing).
Etymology The suffix づくり is the rendaku form of つくり , the nominalized form of the verb 作る (to make). It attaches to nouns to form compounds indicating the act or style of making.
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