Word Meaning 傑作

けっさく kessaku

傑作 is read as けっさく (kessaku) and means (unintentionally) hilarious.

Meaning

English

  1. (unintentionally) hilarious
  2. absurd (e.g. blunder)
  3. outrageous
  4. wild
  5. masterpiece
  6. masterwork
  7. chef d'oeuvre
  8. fine piece of work

Reading

Kana

けっさく

Romaji

kessaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 駄作,凡作,愚作,拙作 Related Words クラシック,一流品 Rank 5716 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

最高傑作

さいこうけっさく

masterpiece

傑出

けっしゅつ

being outstanding

製作

せいさく

production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)

創作

そうさく

fabrication

操作

そうさ

manipulating (to one's benefit)

稲作

いなさく

rice cultivation

遺作

いさく

posthumous works

秀作

しゅうさく

excellent (piece of) work

佳作

かさく

good piece of work

凶作

きょうさく

bad harvest

詩作

しさく

composition of a poem

句作

くさく

composing haiku poems

Example Sentences

6

This is a masterpiece.

A-ha-ha-ha! What a blunder!

This book is one of the poet's best works.

I have read The Tale of Genji, but cannot understand why it's much talked of as the greatest Japanese literature.

The millionaire insisted on acquiring the masterpiece no matter how much it cost.

“The Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie is a real masterpiece of modern literature.