VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

作る

つくる

hepburn tsukuru

to make, to create

Part of speech · godan-verb

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Examples

母がパンを作ります。
My mother makes bread.
日本語で文を作ってください。
Please make a sentence in Japanese.

Collocations

パンを作る文を作る料理を作る作り方 (recipe/how to make)手作り (handmade)

Mnemonic

作る tsukuru — godan -ru verb (looks ichidan but is godan). The kanji 作 covers most "make" senses at N5; 創る (create) and 造る (build) are higher-level. 作り方 tsukurikata = "how to make" (recipe). 手作り tezukuri = "handmade".

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What is the te-form of 作る?