創 means “create, found”

そう · sou

Also: genesis, wound, injury, hurt

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): つくる, はじめる, きず, けずしける
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ソウ, ショウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 6 · 12 strokes

The story

A storehouse (倉) and a blade (刂): picture the first cut that begins something new. 創造 is creation, and an old shop's sign boasts the year of its 創業, its founding. 創 also means a wound, as in 絆創膏, an adhesive bandage.

Used in 創造 (souzou, creation), 創業 (sougyou, founding a business), and 絆創膏 (bansoukou, adhesive bandage)

創 means “create, found”

The story

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