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Japanese symbol for “origination”

Romaji: sousei
invention; origination; discovery

In Japanese, origination is , read (sousei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt invention; origination; discovery

Kanji and stroke order

genesis, wound, injury
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: つく.る、はじ.める、きず、けず.しける
12 strokes · JLPT 1
made in..., manufacture
on: セイ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうさく sousakucreation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.)
そうぞう souzoucreation
そうりつ souritsuestablishment; founding; organization
そうかん soukanfoundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching
そうぎょう sougyouestablishment (of a business); founding
そうせつ sousetsuestablishment; founding; organization
せいひん seihinmanufactured goods; finished goods; product
せいぞう seizoumanufacture; production

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.