Japanese symbol for “conceiving”
創案
そうあん
Romaji: souan
conceiving (an idea); thinking up; invention; original idea
In Japanese, conceiving is 創案, read そうあん (souan).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt conceiving (an idea); thinking up; invention; original idea; new idea
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 創作 | そうさく sousaku | creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.) |
| 創造 | そうぞう souzou | creation |
| 創立 | そうりつ souritsu | establishment; founding; organization |
| 創刊 | そうかん soukan | foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching |
| 創業 | そうぎょう sougyou | establishment (of a business); founding |
| 創設 | そうせつ sousetsu | establishment; founding; organization |
| 提案 | ていあん teian | proposal; proposition; suggestion |
| 案内 | あんない annai | guidance; leading (the way); showing around |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.