Japanese word

創作

Pronunciation

Romajisōsaku

Meaning

  • nouncreative work

Example

彼女は創作を仕事にしています。kano jo wa sō saku o shi goto ni shi te i ma su

She does creative work for a living.

Illustration for 創作 (creative work)

More examples

週末は短編小説の創作に時間を使っています。shū matsu wa tan pen shō setsu no sō saku ni ji kan o tsuka tte i ma su

I spend my weekends writing short stories.

Core concept

Covers both the act of shaping a new idea into a work and the resulting work.

Common phrases

  • 創作を発表するsō saku o hap pyō su ru

    present creative work

  • 創作に励むsō saku ni hage mu

    devote oneself to creative work

  • 創作の自由sō saku no ji yū

    creative freedom

Similar words

作品sakuhin: A finished piece produced through creative or artistic effort.

Definition in Japanese

文学や芸術などの作品を新しく考えて作り出すこと。また、そうしてできた作品。bun gaku ya gei jutsu na do no saku hin o atara shi ku kanga e te tsuku ri da su ko to ma ta sō shi te de ki ta saku hin

Word origin

As a Sino-Japanese compound, 創作 (sōsaku) combines 創 (sō, "create") and 作 (saku, "make").

Usage tips

  • On Japanese menus, 創作料理 (sōsakuryōri) signals a chef's original or inventive dishes rather than a fixed traditional style.

Other meanings

  • creative writingnoun
  • creationnoun

Related words

  • 創作性sōsakuseicreativitynoun
  • 創作家sōsakukacreative artistnoun

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