Japanese symbol for “inventiveness”
創意工夫
そういくふう
Romaji: souikufuu
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
In Japanese, inventiveness is 創意工夫, read そういくふう (souikufuu).
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Meanings
- n ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inventiveness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発想力 | はっそうりょく hassouryoku | expressive power; inventiveness; creative power |
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 |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 注意 | ちゅうい chuui | attention; notice; heed |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
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.