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創
On'yomi
ソウ・ショウ
SOU / SHOU
Kun'yomi
つく.る・はじ.める・きず・けず.しける
tsukuru / hajimeru / kizu / kezushikeru
genesis · wound · injury · hurt · start · originate
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Details
Strokes12
Frequency#741
Radical刀knife(2)
Old Form創
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Strokes12
Component Breakdown
創=
倉刂
倉 + sword
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of warehouse and sword. Creating warehouse with sword.
Symbolism
Creation, founding, creative. Represents creating.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Looking up at the starry sky
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
天地創造
てんちそうぞう
creation (of the universe); the Creation; creation (of the universe)
満身創痍
まんしんそうい
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; having wounds all over one's body
創意工夫
そういくふう
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality; ingenuity
創業守成
そうぎょうしゅせい
starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success; starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success