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Kanji for Create
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “create”: 創、作、造. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
create
To create something new from nothing.
12 strokes On reading ソウ、ショウ (sou, shou) Kun reading つくる、はじめる、きず (tsukuru, hajimeru, kizu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start
Readings used for names on Nazuke: so, sou, hajime
In Japan it appears in about 61 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
create
To make and create with your own hands.
7 strokes On reading サク、サ (saku, sa) Kun reading つくる、つくり、づくり (tsukuru, tsukuri, zukuri) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings used for names on Nazuke: sa, saku
In Japan it appears in about 519 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
create
To create and build.
10 strokes On reading ゾウ (zou) Kun reading つくる、つくり、づくり (tsukuru, tsukuri, zukuri) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: create, make, structure, physique
Readings used for names on Nazuke: zo, zou
In Japan it appears in about 381 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 造: Alfonzo 愛瑠宝造 · Vincenzo 敏泉造 · Zoya 造弥 · Alonzo 安路造 · Corazon 湖楽造
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