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Japanese symbol for “organise”

Romaji: tsukuru
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build

In Japanese, organise is , read (tsukuru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5r, vt to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct
  2. v5r, vt to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)
  3. v5r, vt to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train
  4. v5r, vt to till
  5. v5r, vt to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write
  6. v5r, vt to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

make, production, prepare
on: サク、サ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “organise”

WordReadingMeaning
オーガナイズ ooganaizuorganize; organise

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さくひん sakuhinwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
さぎょう sagyouwork; operation; task
せいさく seisakuwork (film, book)
さくせん sakusentactics; strategy
そうさ sousaoperation; management; handling

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.