創 — kanji meaning “genesis”
創
genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
- Meanings
- genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- つく.る、はじ.める、きず、けず.しける
- Name readings
- はじめ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #741 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- chuàng, chuāng — Chinese character page
Words with 創
| 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 |
| 創価学会 | そうかがっかい soukagakkai | Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism) |
| 創出 | そうしゅつ soushutsu | creation; generation |
| 独創 | どくそう dokusou | originality |
| 創始 | そうし soushi | creation; founding; initiating |
| 創意 | そうい soui | original idea; originality |
| 創建 | そうけん souken | establishment; foundation |
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