Japanese symbol for “prolific”
多作
たさく
Romaji: tasaku
prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive
In Japanese, prolific is 多作, read たさく (tasaku).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive
- n, vs producing many works; writing prolifically
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 多様 | たよう tayou | diverse; various |
| 多少 | たしょう tashou | a little; some; somewhat |
| 多い | おおい ooi | many; numerous; a lot |
| 多大 | ただい tadai | great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prolific”.
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