# 造 produce

(motion) + 告 (inform)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

ZOU | An ELEPHANT (象= ZOU) produces other elephants.

## Mnemonic

| The motion of the factory machines informs you that they are in production.

## Kunyomi

つく*る | to mass-produce something in a factory. (although one-of-a-kind things like a giant rocket ship are also 造る) ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

製造(せいぞう) | manufacturing ★★☆☆☆ NP 製 (mass production) + 造 (produce) = 製造 (manufacturing) manufacturing, production
改造(かいぞう) | remodeling, renewal ★★☆☆☆ 改 (renew / improve) + 造 (produce) = 改造 (remodeling, renewal) remodeling, renewal, or reorganization　of a physical thing ; re-modeling a house, tricking out a car, re-organizing the leadership of an organization.
創造的(そうぞうてき) な | creative ★★☆☆☆ 創 (originate / creative) + 造 (produce) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 創造的 (creative) creative (BOOBOO: don't confuse it with the OTHER そうぞう：想像, which means 'imagine.') (I know, it's pernicious!)

## Synonyms

composition, organization, structure 構成 構造 組成 成り立ってる 成立
make 作 造
man-made 人工 人造
remodel, improve, reform 改造 改善 改良する 改善 改良 変更 更新 改める 改革/ レフォーム 矯める
structure 構造 構成 組織