創 | Shirabe

1. ①
  
  to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
  
  造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating
  
  どこへ行いっても、彼かれは必かならず友達ともだちを作つくる。
  
  Wherever he may go, he is sure to make friends.
2. ②
  
  to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
  
  たまごを割わらずにオムレツは作つくれない。
  
  You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
3. ③
  
  to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
  
  See also: 野菜を作る (やさいをつくる)
  
  あなたの菜園さいえんで作つくれる穀物こくもつや野菜やさいを食たべて生活せいかつする方ほうがずっと安上やすあがりだ。
  
  It's much cheaper to live on grains and vegetables you can grow in your garden.
4. ④
  
  to till
5. ⑤
  
  to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
  
  文法的ぶんぽうてきに正ただしい文章ぶんしょうを作つくるよう心こころがけるべきだ。
  
  You should try to produce grammatical sentences.
6. ⑥
  
  to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose
7. ⑦
  
  to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found
8. ⑧
  
  to have (a child)
9. ⑨
  
  to make up (one's face, etc.)
10. ⑩
  
  to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
11. ⑪
  
  to give a (false) appearance; to feign (a smile, etc.); to put on a show of emotion
12. ⑫
  
  to form (a line, etc.)
13. ⑬
  
  to set (a record)
14. ⑭
  
  to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

作サク make, production, prepare

Forms

始はじめる

#296

Common N4

はじめる

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  
  Only applies to 始める
  
  いつゴルフを始はじめたのですか。
  
  When did you begin playing golf?
2. ②
  
  to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
  
  私わたしたちは姉妹しまい３人さんにんで喫茶店きっさてんを始はじめた。
  
  We three sisters opened a coffee shop.
3. ③
  
  to start ...; to begin to ...
  
  Only applies to 始める
  
  after the -masu stem of a verb
  
  飲のみ過すぎて部屋へやが回まわり始はじめた。
  
  The room started to spin after I drank too much.

Kanji

始シ commence, begin

Forms

作つくり出だす

#4,077

Common

つくりだす

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)
  
  過あやまちのない者ものは何なにも作つくり出だせない。
  
  He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
2. ②
  
  to invent; to dream up; to create
  
  もしも神かみが存在そんざいしないのならば、神かみを造つくり出だす必要ひつようがあろう。
  
  If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

Kanji

作サク make, production, prepare 出シュツ exit, leave, go out

Forms

作つくり上あげる

#4,960

Common

つくりあげる

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to build up; to complete; to construct; to create; to put together
  
  同社どうしゃは新製品しんせいひんを作つくり上あげた。
  
  The company crafted a new product.
2. ②
  
  to make up; to fabricate; to invent; to cook up
  
  彼かれは王おうについての物語ものがたりを作つくり上あげた。
  
  He made up a story about the king.

Kanji

作サク make, production, prepare 上ジョウ above, up

Forms

創作そうさく

#10,337

Common N2

そうさく

Meaning

1. ①
  
  creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing
  
  この画家がかは美うつくしい絵画かいがを創作そうさくする。
  
  This artist creates beautiful paintings.
2. ②
  
  fabrication; fiction; invention
  
  それは彼女かのじょの創作そうさくだろう。
  
  I think she made up that story.