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作品 (さくひん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

作さく品ひん

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Meanings

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noun

work; piece; production; opus

Refers to a creative or artistic work such as a book, film, painting, musical composition, or other finished product. Neutral and widely used.

この作さく品ひんは彼かれの最さい高こう傑けっ作さくだ。
This work is his greatest masterpiece.

展てん覧らん会かいには多おおくの作さく品ひんが展てん示じされていた。

Many works were exhibited at the exhibition.

Kanji

作make, production, prepare
品goods, refinement, dignity

Similar words

著ちょ作さく
著作 is more formal and often refers to a written work or a body of writings, while 作品 is broader and covers all art forms.
制せい作さく
制作 refers to the act of producing or the production process, whereas 作品 is the finished product itself.

Etymology

Compound of 作 (saku, 'make') and 品 (hin, 'article, goods'). The combination straightforwardly means 'a made thing' or 'product', and has been used for artistic and literary works since the Meiji period.