JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 創: "genesis, wound, injury"
The kanji 創 means "genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ, ショウ in on'yomi and つく.る, はじ.める, きず, けず.しける in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つく.るはじ.めるきずけず.しける
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 741 of 2,501 |
Common words with 創
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 創造creation · Creation (by God)
- 創作creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work · fabrication; fiction; invention
- 満身創痍having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over · receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
- 絆創膏adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
- 創設establishment; founding; organization; organisation
- 創立establishment; founding; organization; organisation
- 創造主Creator
- 独創的creative; original
- 創業establishment (of a business); founding
- 創世creation of the world
- 創始者originator; founder
- 創作物creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
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