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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

創

Genesis, Wound JLPT N1

12 strokes · school grade 6 · frequency rank #741

Meaning

Genesis, Wound, Injury, Hurt, Start, Originate

Readings

On’yomiソウ sou、ショウ shou
Kun’yomiつく.る tsukuru、はじ.める hajimeru、きず kizu、けず.しける kezushikeru

Radical

刂 — sword (Kangxi radical #18)

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