Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 作業する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 作さ 業ぎょう する 作さ 業ぎょう しない Polite 作さ 業ぎょう します 作さ 業ぎょう しません Past polite 作さ 業ぎょう しました 作さ 業ぎょう しませんでした Past 作さ 業ぎょう した 作さ 業ぎょう しなかった Te-form 作さ 業ぎょう して 作さ 業ぎょう しないで Desire 作さ 業ぎょう したい 作さ 業ぎょう したくない Potential 作さ 業ぎょう できる 作さ 業ぎょう できない Passive 作さ 業ぎょう される 作さ 業ぎょう されない Causative 作さ 業ぎょう させる 作さ 業ぎょう させない Causative passive 作さ 業ぎょう させられる 作さ 業ぎょう させられない Volitional 作さ 業ぎょう しよう Polite volitional 作さ 業ぎょう しましょう Imperative 作さ 業ぎょう しろ 作さ 業ぎょう するな Conditional 作さ 業ぎょう すれば 作さ 業ぎょう しなければ Tara conditional 作さ 業ぎょう したら 作さ 業ぎょう しなかったら
Usage patterns 作さ 業ぎょう に 取と り 掛か かる to get started on a task
I got started on the task first thing in the morning.
作さ 業ぎょう を 進すす める to proceed with a task
We all worked together to move the task forward.
作さ 業ぎょう が 終お わる for a task/operation to finish
The work finished earlier than planned.
作さ 業ぎょう に 追お われる to be swamped with tasks
I was swamped with tasks before the deadline.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 作さ 業ぎょう する to do work/tasks at a place
The number of people working at the factory is increasing.
作さ 業ぎょう を 中ちゅう 断だん する to interrupt/suspend work
We suspended the work because of the rain.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare 業 business, vocation, arts Related words· 8 仕事 broadly covers one's job or general work, while 作業 refers to a specific manual or procedural task within that work.
操作 focuses narrowly on operating or manipulating a machine or system, while 作業 covers the whole process of work including setup and cleanup.
業務 is formal office/organizational business or duties, whereas 作業 is concrete, often physical, task-based work.
作業 emphasizes a concrete task or hands-on work process, whereas ワーク is a more generic, loanword-like term often appearing in set compounds.
Show 4 more Show fewer 作業 refers to the concrete manual or clerical tasks being performed, while 稼働 refers to the state of being at work or earning.
作業 is a general word for any task or operation, not limited to building, while 工事 specifically means construction or civil-engineering work.
作業 is a general word for work or a task being carried out, without the specific senses of handicraft, machining, or manipulation that 工作 can carry.
作業 refers to hands-on or procedural work being carried out, while タスク is a more general term for any assigned item of work, physical or not.
Don't confuse with· 6 動作 means a single movement or action (like a gesture or machine motion), while 作業 means an extended task or work process; the words share the kanji 作 but differ in scope.
作業 (work, task) looks similar in kanji to 作戦 (strategy, operation) but refers to routine physical or manual work rather than a plan.
作業 means physical work or a task being carried out, while 作用 means an effect or influence that something exerts, despite the similar sound and kanji.
Show 3 more Show fewer 作業 sounds similar to 事業 but means physical or manual work/task, not a business or large-scale project.
作業 is a generic word for any task or work, whereas 農作業 specifically means work done on a farm.
作業 means routine work or labor task, whereas 作品 specifically means a creative or artistic work.
Word family· 66 manual work; handwork; manual procedure
farm work; agricultural labor
workshop; workplace; works
work in progress; currently working; under construction
workbench; work table
Show 8 more Show fewer worker; laborer
work song
work space; working area
field office; worksite office
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
work party; work crew; task force
for work; for manufacturing; work-use
work clothes; workwear; fatigues
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Etymology From Middle Chinese-derived kanji 作 (make, do) and 業 (work, profession). The reading is on'yomi.
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