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What does 工作 (こうさく, kousaku) mean?

工作 (こうさく, kousaku) means handicraft, construction; covert maneuvering.

Quick facts
Readingこうさく
Romajikousaku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こうさく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkousaku

handicraft, construction; covert maneuvering

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive handicraft
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive work; construction; manufacturing
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive maneuvering; manoeuvering

Example sentences

  • He was engaged in political maneuvering behind the scenes.

  • The children did craftwork during arts and crafts class.

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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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