This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゾウ、つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
Romaji: zou, tsuku.ru, tsuku.ri, -zuku.ri
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ずくり、づくり、み
Romaji: zukuri, zukuri, mi
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Romaji

Meanings

create, make, structure, physique

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  162
Frequency:  429
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  3-3-7
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zao4
Unicode:  9020
JIS:  4224

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3110
Nelson Index: 4701
New Nelson Index: 6061
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q7.11
Four Corner Index: 3430.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 739
Gakken Index: 460
Japanese Names Index: 1236
Daikanwanjiten Index: 38898P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0075
Remembering the kanji Index: 281
Kanji Way Index: 441
Kanji Flashcards Index: 959
Kodansha Compact Index: 692
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 761
Kanji in Context Index: 965
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1983
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2679
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 287
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 299
Essential Kanji Index: 551
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3856
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2477
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 662
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 717

Words

製造 (せいぞう)
manufacture; production
改造 (かいぞう)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
創造 (そうぞう)
creation
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
造形 (ぞうけい)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
構造 (こうぞう)
structure; construction
建造 (けんぞう)
building; construction
木造 (もくぞう)
wooden; made of wood
造船 (ぞうせん)
shipbuilding
酒造 (しゅぞう)
sake brewing
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