創造|そうぞうsouzou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcreation
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbCreation (by God)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 創造する（そうぞうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 創造します（そうぞうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 創造しない（そうぞうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 創造しません（そうぞうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 創造せず・創造せぬ（そうぞうせず・そうぞうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 創造した（そうぞうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 創造しました（そうぞうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 創造しなかった（そうぞうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 創造しませんでした（そうぞうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 創造して（そうぞうして） |
| Potential | 創造できる（そうぞうできる） |
| Passive | 創造される（そうぞうされる） |
| Causative | 創造させる（そうぞうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 創造させられる（そうぞうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 創造すれば（そうぞうすれば） |
| tara | 創造したら（そうぞうしたら） |
| Volitional | 創造しよう（そうぞうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 創造しましょう（そうぞうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 創造しろ（そうぞうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym作り出すつくりだすNeutralA verb for producing or creating things, common in everyday speech; 「創造」 is more written and stresses bringing something into being from nothing.
- Synonym創作そうさくNeutralCovers artistic and literary creation, and also fabrication or made-up stories; 「創造」 stresses creation from nothing, including God's creation of the world.
- Synonym生むうむNeutralMeans giving birth or yielding results; 「創造」 stresses the deliberate, conscious creation of something new.
- Synonym創出そうしゅつWrittenWritten-style word for creating new value, jobs and the like, often in economic contexts; 「創造」 is broader.
- Synonym作り上げるつくりあげるNeutralMeans to build or complete something, and also to fabricate; 「創造」 stresses originality.
- Synonym制作せいさくNeutralUsed for producing films, books and the like; 「創造」 stresses bringing something into being from nothing.
- Synonym生み出すうみだすNeutralMeans to produce or think up something new; 「創造」 is more formal and dignified.
- Synonym発明はつめいNeutralUsed for inventing new technologies and devices; 「創造」 is broader and includes artistic creation.
- SynonymクリエートNeutralA loanword for create, with a business and creative-industry feel; 「創造」 is the more formal choice.
- Synonym創製そうせいWrittenWritten-style word for making a new product for the first time; 「創造」 stresses creating something from nothing.
- Synonym創成そうせいWrittenRare written word for founding or forming organizations and ventures; 「創造」 is far more common and stresses originality.
- Synonym創生そうせいWrittenWritten word for birth or formation, seen in phrases like 「地方創生」; 「創造」 is broader.
- Related作るつくるNeutralThe everyday word for making things, by far the most common; 「創造」 stresses creating something original and new.
- Related形作るかたちづくるNeutralMeans to shape or form something, as in shaping character; 「創造」 stresses bringing something into being from nothing.
- Related建設けんせつNeutralUsed for building structures, facilities or a nation; 「創造」 stresses creating something original and new.
- Related製作せいさくNeutralCovers manufacturing goods and producing films or programs; 「創造」 stresses creating something original and new.
- Related作成さくせいNeutralUsed for preparing documents, plans and the like; 「創造」 stresses originality.
- Related作製さくせいNeutralUsed for making physical products; 「創造」 stresses original creation from nothing.
- RelatedこしらえるCasualColloquial word for making or preparing things, also for cooking up stories; 「創造」 is more dignified.
- Related設立せつりつNeutralUsed for establishing organizations and institutions; 「創造」 stresses creating original things.
- Related工作こうさくNeutralMeans handicrafts, or behind-the-scenes maneuvering; 「創造」 stresses originality.
- Related生成せいせいNeutralTechnical word for generation, as in 「生成AI」; 「創造」 stresses conscious, original creation.
- Related創始そうしWrittenWritten-style word for founding or initiating something; 「創造」 stresses creating new things.
- Related独創どくそうNeutralCreating in one's own way without imitating others; also usable as 「独創する」. 「創造」 is broader and does not stress uniqueness.
- Related成形せいけいWrittenWritten-style word for shaping or molding, mainly in craft and industrial contexts; 「創造」 stresses originality.
- Related創案そうあんWrittenWritten and rare: thinking up a new idea or method for the first time; 「創造」 is broader, covering the actual making of new things.
- Antonym破壊はかいNeutralDestruction — the direct opposite of 「創造」, which brings things into being from nothing.
- Antonym消滅しょうめつWrittenWritten-style word for vanishing or dying out — the opposite of 「創造」, which brings things into being.
Use 「創造」 for creating something new from nothing, as in 「天地創造」 or 「創造力」. For artistic and literary works choose 「創作」, for everyday making 「作る」, for creating new value such as jobs 「創出」, and for inventing 「発明」. Verbs like 「作り出す」「生み出す」 are common in speech, while 「創造」 is more formal. Many alternatives narrow the scope: 「設立」「創始」 for founding, 「建設」 for construction, 「製作」「制作」 for production, 「作成」 for documents, 「生成」 for technical generation, 「独創」 for originality. The antonyms are 「破壊」 and 「消滅」.
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