作成|さくせいsakusei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbmaking (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
   その老人ろうじんは遺言ゆいごんを作成さくせいした。↗

   The old man made out his will.

• Synonym作製さくせいNeutralMaking physical objects such as maps, specimens and models using tools; 「作成」 mostly covers documents, materials and data.
• Synonym制作せいさくNeutralFor producing artworks and shows; 「作成」 is used for documents, materials and data.
• Synonym作り出すつくりだすNeutralA verb for turning out or creating things; 「作成」 is also used as 「作成する」, mostly for documents and materials.
• Synonym作り上げるつくりあげるNeutralCompleting something, or making it up (fabricating); 「作成」 is mostly for documents and materials.
• SynonymこしらえるCasualColloquial: to make, put together or prepare; 「作成」 is more formal and mostly for documents and materials.
• Synonym作るつくるNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose verb for making things; 「作成」 is more formal and mostly for documents and materials.
• Synonym製するせいするWrittenWritten, formal and rare; to manufacture. In everyday speech say 「作る」.
• Related製作せいさくNeutralMostly making physical items with tools or machines; also film production. 「作成」 is for documents, materials and data.
• Related形作るかたちづくるNeutralTo form or make up something, fairly abstract; 「作成」 is concretely producing documents, materials and the like.
• Related生み出すうみだすNeutralCreating something new or new value; 「作成」 is producing concrete documents and materials.
• Related生むうむNeutralTo give birth to or bring about; 「作成」 is deliberately drafting a document.
• Related製造せいぞうNeutralFactory production of goods; 「作成」 is mostly for documents and materials.
• Related工作こうさくNeutralHandicraft projects or behind-the-scenes maneuvering; 「作成」 is mostly for documents and materials.
• Related創造そうぞうNeutralCreating something from nothing; 「作成」 is producing concrete documents and materials and carries no nuance of originality.
• Related組み立てるくみたてるNeutralAssembling or building up, e.g. 「家具を組み立てる」; 「作成」 mostly refers to documents and materials.
• Related建設けんせつNeutralBuilding structures and facilities; 「作成」 mostly refers to documents and materials.
• Related創出そうしゅつWrittenWritten/formal: creating something new, as in 「雇用の創出」; 「作成」 mostly refers to documents and materials.
• Related仕立てしたてNeutralTailoring and sewing, also a specially arranged car or boat; 「作成」 is mostly for documents and materials.
• Related生成せいせいNeutralGeneration or formation, by computer or in nature alike; 「作成」 stresses human production of documents and materials, though 「自動作成」 is also said.
• Related成形せいけいNeutralShaping or molding something into form; 「作成」 mostly refers to documents and materials.
• Related創作そうさくNeutralOriginal artistic or literary work, also fabrication; 「作成」 is producing documents and materials, with no nuance of originality.
• RelatedこさえるCasualColloquial: to make, put together or prepare; 「作成」 is more formal and mostly for documents and materials.
• RelatedクリエートCasualA colloquial loanword, rarely used; to create. In everyday speech say 「創造する」 or 「作り出す」.
• Antonym破棄はきNeutralThe counterpart of 「作成」 when it comes to keeping vs discarding: tearing up, destroying or annulling.
• Antonym削除さくじょNeutralThe counterpart of 「作成」 when it comes to adding vs removing: deleting what was written.

Use 「作成」 for producing documents, plans, tables and data, as in 「資料を作成する」 or 「画像を作成する」. For artworks and shows pick 「制作」; for physical objects made with tools, 「製作」 or 「作製」; for industrial production, 「製造」. In everyday speech just say 「作る」. The antonyms are 「削除」 and 「破棄」.

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

1. 文章ぶんしょうなどを作つくること。
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