Word Meaning 創刊

そうかん soukan

創刊 is read as そうかん (soukan) and means foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
  2. starting
  3. launching
  4. first publication

Reading

Kana

そうかん

Romaji

soukan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 廃刊 Rank 3891 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

創刊号

そうかんごう

first issue

きず

(emotional) hurt

創立

そうりつ

establishment

創作

そうさく

fabrication

創造

そうぞう

Creation (by God)

創価学会

そうかがっかい

Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)

創設

そうせつ

establishment

創業

そうぎょう

establishment (of a business)

創出

そうしゅつ

creation

創意

そうい

original idea

創造的

そうぞうてき

creative

創造力

そうぞうりょく

creative power

Example Sentences

2

そうかんごうはよそういじょうにうれた。

The first issue sold better than expected.

そのざっしはいちきゅうごぜろねんにそうかんされた。

That magazine was first published in 1950.