作|さくsaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)work (e.g. of art); piece; production
   この絵えはモネの作さくとされている。↗

   This painting is attributed to Monet.
2. nounharvest; crop; yield; cultivation; tillage
3. nountechnique

• Synonym作品さくひんNeutralThe everyday word for a finished work (of art); 「作」 mostly appears as a suffix, as in 「代表作」「自信作」, or refers to a harvest.
• Synonym創作そうさくNeutralCreating original works, and by extension fabrication; 「作」 stresses the finished work.
• Related制作せいさくNeutralThe act of making or producing films, books and the like; with 「作」 as a suffix it points to the finished work.
• RelatedワークNeutralLoanword for work or a piece, mostly in compounds; 「作」 is the more traditional term.
• Related作業さぎょうNeutralWork or tasks carried out with body or mind according to set procedures; 「作」 refers to a work (of art) or a harvest.
• Related製作せいさくNeutralManufacturing goods with machines, or producing films and shows; 「作」 refers to the work itself.
• Related著作ちょさくWrittenWritten/formal prose: writing a book, or the book or literary work that results; 「作」 covers works in general.
• RelatedプロダクションNeutralLoanword for a production company or talent agency; 「作」 denotes the work itself.
• Related述作じゅっさくWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: expounding or writing scholarly works.

Use 「作」 as a suffix for works or harvests, as in 「代表作」「豊作」. For a work of art in general say 「作品」; for making films or books 「制作」; for manufacturing or film production 「製作」; for books 「著作」; for original creation 「創作」. 「作業」 is physical or mental work done to set procedures, 「ワーク」 and 「プロダクション」 are loanwords, and 「述作」 is rare written prose.

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1. （サク）作品さくひんのできばえ。