作り物・造り物|つくりものtsukurimono[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveartificial product; man-made product; imitation; fake; sham
2. nounfiction; made-up story
3. noundecoration (e.g. for a festival)
4. nountheatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
5. nouncrop

• SynonymイミテーションNeutralA loanword for imitations, especially imitation jewelry and ornaments; more jewelry-oriented than 「作り物」, which also covers made-up stories.
• Related類似品るいじひんNeutralA commercial term for goods similar to a given product, often ones copied from the real thing; 「作り物」 broadly covers man-made fakes and made-up stories.
• Related拵え物こしらえものCasualA colloquial word for a fake, stressing a sham deliberately made by someone to pass as the real thing; rare in everyday speech.
• Antonym本物ほんものNeutralThe genuine article, the real thing — the direct opposite of a man-made imitation like 「作り物」.
• Antonym天然てんねんNeutralNature as-is, untouched by human hands; the opposite of 「作り物」 in the sense of something man-made.

Use 「作り物」 for man-made fakes and made-up stories, as in 「作り物の笑顔」 and 「作り物の話」. For imitation goods, especially jewelry, say 「イミテーション」; 「類似品」 is a commercial term for look-alike products. The opposites are 「本物」 and 「天然」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 人工的じんこうてきに製造せいぞうされた品物しなもの。本物ほんものではなく、模倣もほうしたもの。
2. 実際じっさいにはなく、創作そうさくした話はなし。嘘うそのお話はなし。
3. 祭まつりなどを彩いろどるために作つくった装飾品そうしょくひん。
4. 能のうや狂言きょうげんで、舞台ぶたいに置おく大道具おおどうぐ。木きや井戸いどなど。
5. 田畑たはたで栽培さいばいする農産物のうさんぶつ。野菜やさいや穀物こくもつなど。