- Basic forms
- 造る — to make; to create; to build / base form
- 造ります — makes; creates / masu form
- 造った — made; created / ta form
- 造って — making and … / te-form
- 造らない — do not make / negative
- 造れば — if (you) make / conditional
- Common uses
- 酒を造る — to brew sake
- 船を造る — to build a ship
- More
- 手作業で造った — made by hand
造る(つくる) is a godan verb. It is often used for **manufacturing, brewing, or large-scale creation**, and contrasts with 作る, which is more general and everyday.
- 建造 — construction
- 製造 — manufacture
- 造船 — shipbuilding
- 構造 — structure
- 改造 — modification / remodeling
- 酒造 — sake brewing
造 combines 告 (to proclaim or announce) with the radical ⻌ (movement, path). Together, it expresses the idea of going forth intentionally to make or construct. It is widely used in technical, industrial, and structural contexts.
この工場では 自動車を 製造しています。
This factory manufactures automobiles.
新しい 橋を 建造する 計画があります。
There is a plan to construct a new bridge.
