What does 作 mean?
作 is a Japanese noun meaning “a work, a harvest” in English. It can also be translated as “harvest, technique” depending on context. It is written as 作 in kanji, さく in hiragana, and saku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
この絵はモネの作とされている。
This painting is attributed to Monet.