What does kanji 創 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 創 is genesis.

How is kanji 創 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 創 are つく.る, はじ.める, きず, けず.しける; the onyomi readings are ソウ, ショウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 創?

Kanji 創 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 創?

The main radical for kanji 創 is 刀.

What words use kanji 創?

Example words that use kanji 創 include 作る, 傷, 創立, 創刊.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 5

創

Meaning

Kanji 創

genesis

genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: つく.るはじ.めるきずけず.しける
Onyomi 音読み: ソウショウ
Nanori 名乗り: はじめ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #741
Strokes: 12
Radical: 刀
Components: 一 • 个 • 刈 • 口
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 蒼 • 倉 • 傖 • 愴 • 搶 • 滄 • 嗆

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 131 entries that include this kanji.

作る

つくる

to commit (a sin, etc.)

傷

きず

(emotional) hurt

創立

そうりつ

establishment

創刊

そうかん

foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

創造

そうぞう

Creation (by God)

創作

そうさく

fabrication

始める

はじめる

to start ...

作り出す

つくりだす

to invent

作り上げる

つくりあげる

to make up

創設

そうせつ

establishment

創業

そうぎょう

establishment (of a business)

創価学会

そうかがっかい

Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は新しい物語を創作した。

He created a new story.

神は世界を創造したと言われている。

It is said that God created the world.

この学校は一九〇〇年に創立された。

This school was founded in 1900.

その雑誌は一九五〇年に創刊された。

That magazine was first published in 1950.

彼は独自の理論を創始した。

He originated his own theory.

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