創刊 (そうかん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

創刊 (そうかん) means launching / first issue.

See example sentences below.

創刊 at a glance

創刊

そうかんsoukan

N1noun

launching / first issue

創刊そうかんsoukanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

launching / first issue

Example 1

その雑誌は去年に創刊されました。

Translation

That magazine was launched last year.

Example 2

創刊号は記念品として配られた。

Translation

The first issue was distributed as a souvenir.