作り・造り|つくりtsukuri[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounmaking; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure
   あの家いえはレンガ造つくりだ。↗

   That house is built of bricks.
2. nounappearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
3. nounbuild; physique
   彼女かのじょの顔かおのつくりの中なかで目めが一番いちばんいい。↗

   Her eyes are her best feature.
4. nounsashimi
5. noun (prefix)forced (smile, etc.)

• Synonym構造こうぞうNeutralThe structure or construction of a thing, focusing on its internal makeup and how it is put together.
• Synonym仕組みしくみNeutralThe mechanism or principle behind how something works; common in speech, with the focus on operation.
• Related組み立てくみたてNeutralAssembling parts or frameworks; stresses the putting-together, while 「作り」 points to the workmanship and build of the finished product.
• Related工作こうさくNeutralHandicrafts and handmade things, or behind-the-scenes maneuvering, as in 「図画工作」.
• Related構築こうちくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Building up systems or frameworks, as in 「システム構築」; leans abstract.
• Related建造けんぞうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Constructing ships and buildings, as in 「建造物」; more formal than 「作り」.
• Related建立こんりゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Erecting temples or monuments; carries religious overtones.
• Related設営せつえいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Setting up venues or camps; centers on temporary facilities.
• Related築造ちくぞうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Building dams or castles; leans toward civil-engineering projects.
• Related造営ぞうえいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Building shrines, temples or palaces, as in 「社殿を造営する」; 「作り」 instead centers on workmanship, build or dressing up.
• Related構成こうせいNeutralThe composition or makeup of something, as in 「文章の構成」; how its parts are put together.
• Antonym天然てんねんNeutralNatural, untouched by human hands; the opposite of man-made 「作り」.

Use 「作り」 for the workmanship, build or construction of a finished thing, and for dressing up, as in 「作りがしっかりしている」 and 「若作り」. For assembling parts choose 「組み立て」, for building systems 「構築」, for constructing buildings and ships 「建造」, and for internal structure 「構造」; 「天然」 is the opposite, meaning natural rather than man-made.

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

1. ものをつくること。作つくった具合ぐあい。できばえ。
2. 名詞めいしの下したについてそのものを作つくる意味いみ、ものを使つかって作つくる意味いみを表あらわす。
3. 名詞めいし、形容詞けいようし、形容けいよう動詞どうしの語幹ごかんの下したについて体裁ていさいなどを表あらわす。
4. みなり。
5. 体格たいかく。
6. 刺身さしみ。
7. 農作物のうさくもつ。