Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 心作, 新作, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SHEEN-SAH-KOO [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 作 (sa, saku, tsuku.ri, tsuku.ru, -dzuku.ri) meaning "build, make, prepare, production". Other meanings are possible depending on kanji.