The kanji 創: meaning, readings and stroke order

創

Meaning: create
On reading: ソウ sou
Kun reading: つく（る） tsukuru
Strokes: 12
Radical: 刀 knife, sword
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: sáng tạo, tạo ra (sáng)
Japanese: はじめてつくる。
Korean: 새로 만들다 (창)
Chinese: 创造、创作 (创)

Readings, words and example sentences

ソウ sou · on reading

創そう作さく
making up (a story, art)
自分で物語を 創そう作さくします。
I make up a story by myself.

つく（る） tsukuru · kun reading · less common

創つくる
to create, to make something new
だれも見たことのない形を 創つくります。
I make a shape that no one has ever seen.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.