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Kanji 創: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 創: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

Key takeaways

Kanji 創: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

genesiswoundinjuryhurtstartoriginate

On reading

ソウショウ

Kun reading

つく.るはじ.めるきずけず.しける

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 創

genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

倉 + 刂

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine taking materials from a storehouse (倉) and using a knife (刂) to carve and shape them into something new. This represents the process of 'creation' or 'origination'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソウ
  • 創刊そうかん

    launching / first issue

  • 創造そうぞう

    creation / invention / imagination

  • 創立そうりつ

    founding / establishment

  • 独創どくそう

    originality / creativity / inventiveness

  • 創作そうさく

    creation / original work / artistic production

Commonly used words

  • 創刊
    そうかん

    launching / first issue

  • 創造
    そうぞう

    creation / invention / imagination

  • 創立
    そうりつ

    founding / establishment

  • 独創
    どくそう

    originality / creativity / inventiveness

  • 創作
    そうさく

    creation / original work / artistic production

Example sentences

Example 1

その雑誌は去年に刊されました。

Translation

That magazine was launched last year.

Example 2

刊号は記念品として配られた。

Translation

The first issue was distributed as a souvenir.

Example 3

新しいアイデアを造する。

Translation

Create a new idea.

Example 4

芸術は造の表現だ。

Translation

Art is an expression of creation.

Kanji 創: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate | Daily Nihongo