How do you read 創作?

創作 is read そうさく (sousaku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 創作 in romaji?

創作 is written sousaku in romaji, also spelled sosaku.

What kanji are in 創作?

創 (Genesis, Wound); 作 (Make, Production).

創作そうさく

Q: What JLPT level is 創作?

創作 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

そうさく · sousaku (also spelled sosaku)

JLPT N2 › noun

Creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing

fabrication, fiction, invention

Other ways to say “creation” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

創Genesis, Wound, Injury 音そう・しょう訓つく.る・はじ.める JLPT N1 · 12 strokes 作Make, Production, Prepare 音さく・さ訓つく.る・つく.り JLPT N4 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

独創どくそうoriginality 創刊そうかんlaunching (e.g., newspaper, first issue)創作そうさくproduction, creation, work 創立そうりつestablishment, founding 創造そうぞうcreation 作さくa work, a harvest 豊作ほうさくabundant harvest, bumper crop 作業さぎょうwork, operation, manufacturing

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What does 創作 mean?

Creation, production, creative work (novel, film, etc.), original work, (creative) writing. It can also mean: fabrication, fiction, invention.

How do you pronounce 創作?

そうさく (sousaku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 創作?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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