作る

つくる

to make, to create

Mnemonic

Breakfast does not turn up on its own. Somebody stood there and notched it into shape, the same つく as the desk in 机 that took them an afternoon: つくる.

Built from

作

make, produce

亻 a person beside 乍, a shape that began as notches cut into wood.

Words sharing these kanji

作戦 tactic, strategy 作業 work, operation

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