- 創造 — creation
- 創業 — founding a business
- 創作 — literary/artistic creation
- 創設 — establishment
- 独創 — originality
- 創立 — founding; establishment
- 創意 — creative idea
- 創刊 — launch of a publication
創 is a phono-semantic compound made from 倉 (phonetic) and 刂 (sword radical). Originally representing “cutting to begin something,” it later evolved to symbolize starting or creating something new.
新しい会社を 創りました。
We started a new company.
彼は 創造力が 豊かです。
He has a rich imagination.