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    3. 作為

    作為

    作さく為い

    artificiality

    KMT9News #29+1Politics & LawEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    さくい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    artificiality, pretence, contrived act

    Noun

    2.
    commission (of a crime), feasance
    law

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    彼かれの笑え顔がおには作さく為いが感かんじられた。

    His smile felt artificial.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    その作さく品ひんには作さく為い的てきな表ひょう現げんが多おおく見みられます。

    Many contrived expressions can be seen in that work.

    KMT9Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    自し然ぜんな振ふる舞まいの中なかに作さく為いを見み抜ぬくのは難むずかしい。

    It is difficult to discern artificiality within natural behavior.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    法ほう律りつでは、作さく為いによる犯はん罪ざいと不ふ作さく為いによる犯はん罪ざいが区く別べつされます。

    In law, crimes of commission are distinguished from crimes of omission.

    KMT9Politics & LawCore Concepts
    彼かれの親しん切せつな態たい度どは作さく為い的てきなものではなく、心こころからのものだった。

    His kind attitude was not artificial, but from the heart.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    作
    つく.る・つく.り・-づく.り…(10)
    make・production・prepare・build
    為
    ため・な.る・な.す・す.る・たり・つく.る…(3)
    do・change・make・benefit・welfare…(9)
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