also: ものつくり
noun
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things
Broad term for the act or culture of making things, especially by hand or with skill. Often used in contexts of traditional crafts, industrial production, or hands-on creation.
日本のものづくりは世界から高く評価されている。
Japanese craftsmanship is highly regarded around the world.
彼は子供の頃からものづくりが好きだった。
He has loved making things since he was a child.
noun
making New Year's decorations
Only with reading ものつくり
Specific seasonal activity of crafting traditional decorations for the New Year. Restricted to the reading ものつくり.
年末になると、家族でものつくりをして過ごす。
At the end of the year, the family spends time making New Year's decorations together.
noun
preparing fields; farming; farmer
Only with reading ものつくり
Archaic term for agricultural work or a farmer. Restricted to the reading ものつくり. Not used in modern Japanese.
古文書には、ものつくりとして田畑を耕す人々の記述がある。
In old documents, there are descriptions of people tilling the fields as farmers.
Kanji spelling sometimes seen in formal or traditional contexts, but kana is more common.
Alternate reading used for the specific senses of making New Year's decorations and archaic farming.
Rare kanji variant using 造; not commonly used.
Compound of もの (thing) and つくり (making), the nominalized form of つくる (to make). The voiced reading づくり is a result of rendaku.