作為 (さくい)artificiality; pretence; contrived act

artificiality; pretence; contrived actnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
commission (of a crime); feasancenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 作為

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作品さくひんwork (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus
作業さぎょうwork; operation
作家さっかauthor; writer
作戦さくせんtactics; strategy
制作せいさくwork (film, book)
作るつくるto make; to produce
作曲さっきょくcomposition; setting (of music)
工作こうさくhandicraft
行為こういact; deed
為替かわせmoney order; draft
為ためgood; advantage
為替相場かわせそうばexchange rates
人為的じんいてきartificial; unnatural
人為じんいhuman work; human agency
不作為ふさくいforbearance; omission
作為的さくいてきintentional; deliberate

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