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Kanji: 創
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KANJI

創

12 strokes

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ON 音	ソウ
	ショウ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	刀(刂) Radical name: かたな（りっとう）
Meaning:	Genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	創作(そうさく)	production, literary creation, work
N1	創刊(そうかん)	launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue
N1	創造(そうぞう)	creation
N1	創立(そうりつ)	establishment, founding, organization
N1	独創(どくそう)	originality

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