# 創 — originate; wound

創 means “originate; wound”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: つく(る) (tsukuru). You'll see it in words such as 創る (tsukuru, “to make; to produce”).

- Meaning: originate; wound
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: つく(る) (tsukuru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Change & making

## How to remember 創

Sounds like 倉: both read ソウ.

Parts: 倉 granary · 刂 sword

## Words with 創

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 創る | つくる (tsukuru) | to make; to produce |

## Don't confuse it with

[喩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/metaphor/) · [副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/) · [拾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pick-up/) · [剣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sword/)

## More in the “Change & making” set

[融](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fuse/) · [廃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abolish/) · [創](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/originate/) · [縮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrink/) · [衰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/decline/) · [翻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turn-over/) · [凝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/congeal/) · [矯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/straighten/)

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