創 Kanji – genesis
The Japanese kanji 創 can mean genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate.
Meaning and Readings
How is 創 read?
創 has the onyomi readings ソウ, ショウ and the kunyomi readings つくる, はじめる, きず, けずしける.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, shou, tsukuru, hajimeru, kizu, kezushikeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 創
These common Japanese words contain 創. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 創意（そうい） — original idea, originality
- 創価学会（そうかがっかい） — Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)
- 創刊（そうかん） — foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.), starting, launching, first publication
- 創業（そうぎょう） — establishment (of a business), founding
- 創作（そうさく） — creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing
- 創始（そうし） — creation, founding, initiating
- 創設（そうせつ） — establishment, founding, organization, organisation
- 創造（そうぞう） — creation
- 創造的（そうぞうてき） — creative
- 創造力（そうぞうりょく） — creative power, creativity
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