Japanese symbol for “piece”
作品
さくひん
Romaji: sakuhin
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
In Japanese, piece is 作品, read さくひん (sakuhin).
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
- n work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “piece”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作 | さく saku | work (e.g. of art); piece; production |
| 駒 | こま koma | piece (in shogi, chess, etc.) |
| 切れ | きれ kire | piece; slice; strip |
| 断片 | だんぺん danpen | fragment; scrap; piece |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | song (e.g. in noh); piece |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 作業 | さぎょう sagyou | work; operation; task |
| 制作 | せいさく seisaku | work (film, book) |
| 作戦 | さくせん sakusen | tactics; strategy |
| 操作 | そうさ sousa | operation; management; handling |
| 商品 | しょうひん shouhin | commodity; article of commerce; goods |
| 製品 | せいひん seihin | manufactured goods; finished goods; product |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
See also: Chinese symbol for “piece”.
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.
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