12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1
genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
Kun'yomi
つ く る to make ②to prepare (food) ③to raise ④to till は じ め る to start ②to start up (a business, society, etc.) ③to start ... き ず wound ②chip ③flaw ④stain (on one's reputation) けず しける
On'yomi
ソウ ショウ
Nanori
はじめ
Character Breakdown
genesis, wound, injury
ソウ つく.る ショウ (6th, N1)
References
| Unicode hex code | 5275 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-33-47 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 702 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 506 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1815 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2283 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1179 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1610 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1631 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1759 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 900 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1696 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 789 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 2127 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 920 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1308 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1387 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 832 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1098 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 932 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 950 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1113 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 205 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1646 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2f10.3 |
| Four corner code | 8260.0 |
| De Roo Code | 2843 |