Word Meaning 創建

そうけん souken

創建 is read as そうけん (souken) and means establishment.

Meaning

English

establishment
foundation

Reading

Kana

そうけん

Romaji

souken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 17637 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

創建者

そうけんしゃ

founder

創立

そうりつ

establishment

創作

そうさく

fabrication

創造

そうぞう

Creation (by God)

創

きず

(emotional) hurt

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

創造的

そうぞうてき

creative

Example Sentences

城の創建は１１世紀にさかのぼると伝えられる。

It is said that the castle dates back to the 11th century.