形作る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かたち
Grade: 2
つく > づく
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (katachi, shape) +‎ 作る (tsukuru, to build, to make). The tsukuru changes to zukuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Verb

(かたち)(づく) (katachizukurutransitive ichidan (stem (かたち)(づく) (katachizuku), past (かたち)(づく) (katachizukuta))

  1. to shape something, to give form to something

(かたち)(づく) (katachizukuruintransitive ichidan (stem (かたち)(づく) (katachizuku), past (かたち)(づく) (katachizukuta))

  1. to take shape, to come together
  2. to compose or comprise something, to make up a group

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN