Vocabulary

What does 作 (さく, saku) mean?

作 (さく, saku) means a work (art/literature); a harvest.

Quick facts
Readingさく
Romajisaku
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
さく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsaku

a work (art/literature); a harvest

  1. 1noun · noun suffix work (e.g. of art); piece; production
  2. 2noun harvest; crop; yield
  3. 3noun technique

Example sentences

  • This movie is this year's talk-of-the-town film.

  • This is a representative work of a famous author.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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