Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 創建(そうけん) in Japanese

創建
Kana Reading
そうけん
Romaji
sōken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    establishment; foundation
    Example sentence
    創建は11世紀さかのぼる伝えられる It is said that the castle dates back to the 11th century.

Examples of 創建, そうけん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

12 strokes

genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

On'Yomi: ソウ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: つく.る, はじ.める, きず, けず.しける

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

build

On'Yomi: ケン, コン

Kun'Yomi: た.てる, た.て, -だ.て, た.つ

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