創造

sōzō

creation

神様は世界を創造した。

God created the world.

general

The act of creating or producing something new, especially in an artistic, intellectual, or spiritual sense.

彼は新しい音楽を創造した。

He created new music.

芸術家は独創的な作品を創造する。

Artists create original works.

Often used in philosophical, religious, or artistic contexts to describe the act of bringing something into existence.

Collocations

creator

creative

Use '創造' for formal or philosophical contexts, and '創作' for artistic creation in everyday speech.

From Middle Chinese 'chuàngzào' (創造), combining 'chuàng' (創, 'create') and 'zào' (造, 'make').

In Japanese, '創造' is often used in formal or philosophical contexts, while '創作' is more commonly used for artistic creation.

創

create

root

造

make

root

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