作つくる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

make; produce; manufacture; build; construct

Broad physical and abstract creation: making objects, producing goods, building structures. 造る is often used for large-scale manufacturing or construction.

• 彼かれは木きで机つくえを作つくった。

  He made a desk out of wood.

• この工こう場じょうでは自じ動どう車しゃを造つくっている。

  This factory manufactures cars.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

prepare (food); brew (alcohol)

Used for cooking, preparing meals, and brewing alcoholic beverages. 造る is common for brewing.

• 母ははは毎まい朝あさお弁べん当とうを作つくる。

  My mother makes a boxed lunch every morning.

• この地ち域いきでは日本にほん酒しゅを造つくっている。

  They brew sake in this region.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

raise; grow; cultivate; till

Used for growing crops, raising plants, and tilling soil. Sense 4 (to till) is a specific agricultural use.

See also: 野菜を作る

• 祖そ母ぼは畑はたけで野や菜さいを作つくっている。

  My grandmother grows vegetables in the field.

• 田たんぼを作つくるのは重じゅう労ろう働どうだ。

  Tilling a rice paddy is hard work.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

draw up (a document); make out; prepare; write

Used for drafting, writing, or preparing documents, lists, plans, etc.

• 契けい約やく書しょを作つくってください。

  Please draw up a contract.

• 旅りょ行こうの計けい画かくを作つくろう。

  Let's make a travel plan.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

create (artistic work); compose

Used for creating artistic, literary, or musical works. 創る is often preferred for original creative works.

• 彼かれは新あたらしい曲きょくを作つくった。

  He composed a new song.

• 芸げい術じゅつ家かは独どく自じの世せ界かいを創つくる。

  An artist creates their own unique world.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

coin (a phrase); organize; establish; found

Used for coining new words, establishing organizations, founding companies, or setting up systems. 創る can be used for founding something new.

• 彼かれは新あたらしい会かい社しゃを創つくった。

  He founded a new company.

• 委い員いん会かいを作つくって問もん題だいを検けん討とうしよう。

  Let's set up a committee to examine the issue.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

have (a child)

Used for having or bearing a child. Often used in the phrase 子供を作る.

• 彼かれらは子こ供どもを作つくることにした。

  They decided to have a child.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

make up (one's face)

Used for applying makeup or putting on a facial expression. Common in phrases like 顔を作る.

• 彼かの女じょは鏡かがみの前まえで顔かおを作つくっている。

  She is putting on her makeup in front of the mirror.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

fabricate (an excuse); feign (a smile); put on a show

Used for making up excuses, faking emotions, or putting on a false appearance. Often carries a negative nuance of deception.

• 彼かれは遅ち刻こくの言いい訳わけを作つくった。

  He fabricated an excuse for being late.

• 彼かの女じょは無む理りに笑え顔がおを作つくった。

  She forced a smile.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

form (a line)

Used for forming a line, queue, or row. Common in phrases like 列を作る.

• 人にん気きの店みせの前まえに長ながい列れつが作つくられた。

  A long line formed in front of the popular store.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

set (a record)

Used for setting or establishing a record. Common in phrases like 記録を作る.

• 彼かれは世せ界かい新しん記き録ろくを作つくった。

  He set a new world record.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

commit (a sin)

Used for committing a sin or crime. Often in the phrase 罪を作る.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころに罪つみを作つくってしまった。

  He committed a crime when he was young.