What is the Kanji for "Create"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Create", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Create" is "創".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tsuku".

Its onyomi reading is "Sou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "倉" means "Warehouse" and can be read as "Sou" and "Kura". And The radical "刂" means "Sword" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "創" mean in japanese?

"創" means "Create".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

創造: "Creation". The noun '創造 (そうぞう)' means 'creation'. It refers to the act of producing or bringing something into existence, often through imagination, innovation, or the application of skill. This word is used to describe the process of creating new ideas, artworks, inventions, or other products. For example: The artist's latest painting is a magnificent creation - (その画家の最新の絵画は素晴らしい創造です). The company's engineers are responsible for the creation of this new device - (この新しい装置の創造は同社の技術者たちの仕事です).

創設: "Founding". The Japanese noun '創設 (そうせつ)' means 'founding'. It refers to the act of establishing or starting something new, such as an organization, institution, or company. It implies the initial creation and launch of a new entity. For example: The founding of our company - (私たち企業の創設) or The founding of the university - (その大学の創設).

創作: "Creation". The Japanese noun '創作 (そうさく)' means 'creation'. This word refers to the act of producing something new, original, and imaginative, such as a work of art, literature, or music. It implies the use of one's creativity and inventiveness to bring something into existence that did not previously exist. For example: My new novel is the result of my creative efforts - (私の新しい小説は私の創作の結果です). She is a talented artist known for her creative works - (彼女は創作で知られる才能のあるアーティストです).

創業: "Founding". The noun '創業 (そうぎょう)' refers to the founding or establishment of a company, business, or organization. It is used to describe the initial launch or start of a new enterprise. For example: The company is celebrating its 10th founding anniversary - (その会社は10周年の創業記念を祝う)。The founding of the new restaurant was a success - (新しいレストランの創業は成功だった).

創立: "Establishment". The verbal noun '創立 (そうりつ)' means 'establishment'. It refers to the founding or creation of an organization, institution, or enterprise. This term is often used when discussing the beginning or start of something new, such as a school, company, or government agency. For example: The university celebrates its 50th anniversary of establishment - (その大学は設立50周年を祝います). The establishment of the new hospital is planned for next year - (新しい病院の創立は来年の計画です).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.