Hanja Analyzer
造

造 — jo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
지을 조
Romanization
jo
English
construct, build, make, begin; prepare
Mandarin
zào
Japanese on'yomi
ゾウ, ソウ
Japanese kun'yomi
つく.る つく.り -づく.り
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#429 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
辵 (162, 7 residual)
Phonetic component
吿
Unicode
U+9020

Parts that make up 造

  • 告 고할 고, 청할 곡 입에서 내민 혀 또는 북과 입알리는 일. ‘고·곡’ 계열의 소리
  • ⻌ variant of 辶 네거리와 발가고 오는 일, 길 위의 움직임

How 造 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 造 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 辵, 屮, 口.

Korean example words with 造

  • 조작造作 Korean gloss: 지어서 만듦
  • 조경造景 Korean gloss: 경치를 아름답게 꾸밈
  • 조약造藥 Korean gloss: 민간요법에서 쓰는 약
  • 조과造菓 Korean gloss: 유밀과나 과자 따위를 이르는 말
  • 건조建造 Korean gloss: 건물이나 배 따위를 설계하여 만듦
  • 조원造園 Korean gloss: 정원이나 공원, 유원지 따위를 만듦
  • 창조創造 Korean gloss: 신(神)이 우주 만물을 처음으로 만듦
  • 석조石造 Korean gloss: 돌로 물건을 만드는 일. 또는 그 물건
  • 조산造山 Korean gloss: 인공적으로 산을 쌓아 만듦. 또는 그 산
  • 목조木造 Korean gloss: 건물의 주요 뼈대를 나무로 짜 맞추는 구조
  • 양조釀造 Korean gloss: 술이나 간장, 식초 따위를 담가 만드는 일
  • 위조僞造 Korean gloss: 어떤 물건을 속일 목적으로 꾸며 진짜처럼 만듦

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 造

  • 構造こうぞう structure; construction; makeup
  • 製造せいぞう manufacture; production
  • 改造かいぞう remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction
  • 偽造ぎぞう forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication
  • 木造もくぞう wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
  • 創造そうぞう creation; Creation (by God)
  • 造船ぞうせん shipbuilding
  • 造反ぞうはん rebellion
  • 造形ぞうけい molding; moulding; shaping
  • 造成ぞうせい development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation
  • 建造物けんぞうぶつ structure; building
  • 酒造しゅぞう brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)

Characters sharing the phonetic 吿

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “조”

Other hanja with radical 辵

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