創
KANJI DETAIL
create · begin
On readingそう12 strokesN2
Radical 刀 · knifeStroke order
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- そう
- Kun reading
- つくる
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
創has twelve strokes and the representative on-readingそう. - Basic usage: It appears in words for creating a new work or starting an organization or business.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A work and an organization
創作(そうさく)is creating a work such as a story or play;創立(そうりつ)is establishing an organization such as a school or company.
- Establishing an organization and starting business
創業(そうぎょう)focuses on starting a business. It can overlap with創立for a company, but the viewpoints differ: organizational establishment versus the beginning of business activity.