| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 作 | つく・る | make, work, produce |
| 作る | つくる | to make, to create |
| 傑作 | けっさく | masterpiece, best work, boner, blunder |
| 制作 | せいさく | work (film, book) |
| 創作 | そうさく | production, literary creation, work |
| 動作 | どうさ | action |
| 名作 | めいさく | masterpiece |
| 作品 | さくひん | a piece of work |
| 作家 | さっか | author, writer, novelist, artist |
| 作成 | さくせい | frame, draw up, make, producing |
| 手作りの | てづくりの | handmade, homemade |
| 操作 | そうさ | operation, management, processing |
| 作文 | さくぶん | composition |
| 新作 | しんさく | a new production, a new work |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | composition, setting (of music) |
| 作業 | さぎょう | work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty |
| 作法 | さほう | manners, etiquette, form |
| 作物 | さくもつ | produce (e.g. agricultural), crops |
| 作者 | さくしゃ | an author, a writer, an artist |
| 作製 | さくせい | manufacture |
| 製作 | せいさく | manufacture, production |
| 作る/造る | つくる | to make, to create |
| 不朽の名作 | ふきゅうのめいさく | immortal work |
| 作り眉 | つくりまゆ | painted eyebrows |
| 作戦 | さくせん | tactics, strategy; military or naval operations |
| 作柄 | さくがら | crop conditions; quality (of art) |
| 作況指数 | さっきょうしすう | rice-crop index |
| 作為 | さくい | artificiality; act, commission (of a crime) |
| 作者未詳 | さくしゃみしょう | anonymous, author unknown |
| 作詞 | さくし | (writing) song lyrics |
| 佳作 | かさく | good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable) |
| 凶作 | きょうさく | bad harvest, poor crop |
| 副作用 | ふくさよう | reaction, secondary effect, side effect |
| 劇作 | げきさく | play writing |
| 寡作 | かさく | low production |
| 工作 | こうさく | work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering, manoeuvering |
| 工作機械 | こうさくきかい | machine tools |
| 濫作 | らんさく | overproduction |
| 無作為 | むさくい | at random, unintentional |
| 畑作 | はたさく | dry field farming, dry field crop |
| 相互作用 | そうごさよう | interaction |
| 秀作 | しゅうさく | splendid (excellent) work |
| 稲作 | いなさく | rice crop |
| 耕作 | こうさく | cultivation, farming |
| 耕作者 | こうさくしゃ | cultivator |
| 著作 | ちょさく | writing, book |
| 著作権 | ちょさくけん | copyright |
| 試作 | しさく | trial manufacture, experiment, test piece, prototype |
| 豊作 | ほうさく | abundant harvest, bumper crop |