Word Meaning 創始

そうし soushi

創始 is read as そうし (soushi) and means creation.

Meaning

English

  1. creation
  2. founding
  3. initiating

Reading

Kana

そうし

Romaji

soushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 13171 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

創始者効果

そうししゃこうか

founder effect

創始者

そうししゃ

originator

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)

創刊

そうかん

foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

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

Example Sentences

3

かれはどくじのりろんをそうしした。

He originated his own theory.

Freud originated psychoanalysis.

Franz Liszt created the concept of the "symphonic poem". This is a composition for orchestra that uses music to describe nonmusical content. This could include, for example, people, legendary figures, landscapes, or paintings.