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作家

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

作家 — “writer, author, novelist”

作家 (read さっか) means writer, author, novelist. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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さっか

Meaning

writer, author, novelist

作家 in a sentence

好すきな作家さっかの本ほんを読よむ。

I read a book by my favorite author.

The kanji in 作家

作to make, to create
家house; family

Words that share a kanji with 作家

作文さくぶん— essay; composition
作るつくる— to make, to create
作業さぎょう— work, task, operation
作品さくひん— work (of art), piece
作物さくもつ— crops, produce
作曲さっきょく— musical composition, composing
作法さほう— manners, etiquette
操作そうさ— operation, handling (a machine)

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