創
つく.る
tsukuru
JLPT N112 strokesKanjiLevel 98 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
創 is the kanji for "Wound". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is つく.る (tsukuru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Wound
Also : Hurt · Start · Begin
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Readings
kunつく.る/ tsukurukunはじ.める/ hajimerukunきず/ kizukunけず.しける/ kezushikeruonそう/ souonしょう/ shou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
倉刂
Example Sentences
新しいプロジェクトを創設した。
あたらしいぷろじぇくとをそうせつした。
A new project was established.
創造力が求められる仕事だ。
そうぞうりょくがもとめられるしごとだ。
It is a job that requires creativity.
Vocabulary using 創
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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