WORD DETAIL
創設
そうせつ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
創設(そうせつ) denotes the founding or establishment of an organization or facility. - Basic usage:
劇団を創設したpredicates founding a troupe;図書室の創設を記念するcommemorates a library's establishment.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Founding action and commemorated event
- The new organization takes
をin the verb pattern; in the noun phrase, the item beforeのidentifies what was established.
- The new organization takes

