Meaning

Primary

How To Make

Alternative

Way Of Making

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember how 作る means "to make"? Well, the way to make something is also known as how to make it. This word can be used to describe the way of making just about anything — a sandwich, a website, or even a friend!

Reading

つくりかた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses kun'yomi readings for both kanji. You learned the つく reading with 作る, but かた wasn't the main reading you learned for , so here's a mnemonic to help it stick:

The best thing you can teach someone how to make is a catapult (かた). It's just like the old saying: give a man a catapult, and he'll besiege a castle for a day; teach a man the way of making catapults, and he can besiege castles for a lifetime.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • ホームページの作り方

    how to make a homepage

    パンの作り方

    how to make bread

    アクセサリーの作り方

    how to make fashion accessories

Context Sentences

このマカロニチーズの作り方は正しいですか?

Is this the right way to make macaroni cheese?

カレーの作り方を教えて下さい。

Please teach me how to make curry.

作り方が分からない時は、インターネットでチェックしましょう。

When you don't know how to make it, check it on the Internet.

Kanji Composition