工作
kousaku
Description
「工作」は、はさみやのりを使って、手で物を作ることです。
"工作" means making things by hand using scissors and glue.
学校の授業でよく使う言葉ですが、こっそり計画を進めるという意味もあります。
"工作" is often used in school classes, but it also means to secretly plan something.
Meanings
工作kousaku
handicraft; making things with tools by hand
夏休みの工作で船を作りました。
I made a boat for my summer vacation craft project.
工作kousaku
behind-the-scenes maneuvering; secret operations
彼は裏で工作をしていたそうです。
I heard he was scheming behind the scenes.
工作kousaku
construction or engineering work
川に工作物を作る予定です。
We plan to build a structure in the river.
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Notes
- Etymology
工 (craft/work) + 作 (make); the compound covers both hands-on crafting and figurative maneuvering.
- Nuance
In school it means arts-and-crafts, but 政治工作 means covert political maneuvering.
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