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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: 倉 刂

創

Radical

Radical: 刀

Reading: りっとう

Meaning: knife, sword

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

創意(そうい)   original idea, originality

創世記(そうせいき)   Genesis

創設者(そうせつしゃ)   founder

創始者(そうししゃ)   originator

独創的な(どくそうてきな)   creative, original

創造する(そうぞうする)   create

創作する(そうさくする)   create, write a novel

創立する(そうりつする)   establish, found

創刊する(そうかんする)   launching (a magazine)

創業する(そうぎょうする)   establish (a company)

Onyomi Examples

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

創意 (ソウイ) original idea, originality

独創 (ドクソウ) originality

草創 (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 ...

傷 (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, unpleasant past experience, painful memory, past misdeed

手傷 (てきず) wound (suffered in a fight)

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