- Basic forms
- 創る — to create; to build; to establish / base form
- 創ります — create; build / masu form
- 創った — created; built / ta form
- 創って — create and … / te form
- 創らない — do not create / negative
- 創れば — if (one) creates / conditional
- 創れ — create! / imperative
- Common expressions
- 会社を創る — start a company
- 新しい文化を創る — create a new culture
- 仕組みを創る — build a system
- More
- 創ろう — let’s create / 〜よう form
- 創っている — is creating / state
創る(つくる) is a godan verb. Compared with 作る, it emphasizes creating something new, establishing something from nothing, or founding something with intention — such as organizations, systems, or ideas.
- 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.
