形作る

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かたちづく​る [kàtáchízúkúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ta̠t͡ɕizɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

形(かたち)作(づく)る • (katachizukuru) transitive ichidan (stem 形(かたち)作(づく) (katachizuku), past 形(かたち)作(づく)た (katachizukuta))

1. to shape something, to give form to something

形(かたち)作(づく)る • (katachizukuru) intransitive ichidan (stem 形(かたち)作(づく) (katachizuku), past 形(かたち)作(づく)た (katachizukuta))

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

Synonyms

• 形付(かたちづ)ける (katachizukeru) (transitive)