創 – genesis, wound, injury

12 strokesTaught in grade 6#741 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 創 means genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ、ショウ (sou, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つく.る、はじ.める、きず、けず.しける (tsukuru, hajimeru, kizu, kezushikeru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 刀 (no. 18).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	つく.る	tsukuru
Kun’yomi	はじ.める	hajimeru
Kun’yomi	きず	kizu
Kun’yomi	けず.しける	kezushikeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 刀 (Kangxi radical 18). Components: 刈・口・个・一.

Words using 創

創造そうぞうcreation創作そうさくcreation独創どくそうoriginality創刊そうかんfoundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.)創立そうりつestablishment

Example sentences

神は自分の形に人を創造された。

God created man in his own image.

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この画家は美しい絵画を創作する。

This artist creates beautiful paintings.

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それは彼女の創作だろう。

I think she made up that story.

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Kanji with the same radical

分前制初判利別割切副券劇則削刊刑

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