To Make
To Build, To Create
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means make. The verb form of that is to make.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You have to remember the つく portion. In order to do that let's think about something that you're going to make. Imagine something really awesome. You complete it and look at your masterpiece. It's amazing. You realize right then and there that it's too cool (つく) for the general public to see. You proceed to smash it. It's way too cool.
自分で作る
to make something oneself
日本で作る
to make something in Japan
手で作る
to make something by hand
システムを作る
to make a system
ものを作る
to create things
ホームページを作る
to make a website
いっしょに作る
to make something together
そこに作る
to make something there
人のために作る
to make something for others
母は、いつもサンドイッチを作る。
My mother always makes sandwiches.
学生ポータルのアカウントもう作った？
Have you already created a student portal account?
ロボットを作りたくて工学のクラスをとってます。
I am taking an engineering class because I want to build a robot.