作 means “make”

つくる · tsukuru

Also: production, prepare, build

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

つくる, つくり

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

サク, サ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 2 · 7 strokes

The story

A person (亻) and the first bite of a blade into wood: making begins with a single cut. Everything crafted in Japan carries it: 作品 a finished work, 手作り handmade, the maker's pride in both.

Used in 作る (tsukuru, to make), 作品 (sakuhin, a work/piece), and 作文 (sakubun, composition)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.