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Kanji 造: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 造: create, make, structure, physique

Key takeaways

Kanji 造: create, make, structure, physique. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

createmakestructurephysique

On reading

ゾウ

Kun reading

つく.るつく.り-づく.り

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 造

create, make, structure, physique

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

告 + ⻌

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine the process of making (造) something by announcing (告) the plans and moving (⻌) around busily. It represents the active coordination and physical movement required to manufacture a product or build a structure.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ゾウ
  • 偽造ぎぞう

    forgery / fabrication / counterfeiting

  • 創造そうぞう

    creation / invention / imagination

  • 改造かいぞう

    remodeling / modification / rebuilding

  • 構造こうぞう

    structure / construction / framework

  • 人造じんぞう

    artificial / man-made / synthetic

  • 造船ぞうせん

    shipbuilding / making ships

  • 製造せいぞう

    manufacture / production

Kun reading

つく.る
  • 造りつくり

    makeup / structure / build

  • 荷造りにづくり

    packing / preparing luggage

  • 造るつくる

    to make / to create

Commonly used words

  • 偽造
    ぎぞう

    forgery / fabrication / counterfeiting

  • 創造
    そうぞう

    creation / invention / imagination

  • 改造
    かいぞう

    remodeling / modification / rebuilding

  • 構造
    こうぞう

    structure / construction / framework

  • 人造
    じんぞう

    artificial / man-made / synthetic

  • 造船
    ぞうせん

    shipbuilding / making ships

  • 造り
    つくり

    makeup / structure / build

  • 荷造り
    にづくり

    packing / preparing luggage

  • 造る
    つくる

    to make / to create

Example sentences

Example 1

この書類は偽されたものです。

Translation

This document is forged.

Example 2

カードの使用は違法です。

Translation

Using a counterfeit card is illegal.

Example 3

新しいアイデアを創する。

Translation

Create a new idea.

Example 4

芸術は創の表現だ。

Translation

Art is an expression of creation.

Kanji 造: create, make, structure, physique | Daily Nihongo