Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

741 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

Kunyomi: つく.る はじ.める きず けず.しける

Onyomi: ソウ ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: りっとう

Meaning: knife, sword

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

意(そうい)   original idea, originality

世記(そうせいき)   Genesis

設者(そうせつしゃ)   founder

始者(そうししゃ)   originator

的な(どくそうてきな)   creative, original

造する(そうぞうする)   create

作する(そうさくする)   create, write a novel

立する(そうりつする)   establish, found

刊する(そうかんする)   launching (a magazine)

業する(そうぎょうする)   establish (a company)

Onyomi Examples

価学会 ソウカガッカイ Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)

ソウイ original idea, originality

ドクソウ originality

ソウソウ beginning, inauguration

Kunyomi Examples

作る つくる to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)

始める はじめる to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...

きず wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar, chip, crack, scratch, nick, flaw, defect, weakness, weak point, stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings

古傷 ふるきず old wound, scar, old unpleasant incident, past misdeed