noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.), starting, launching, first publication.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
創刊 そうかん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

genesis, wound, injury
ソウ つく.る ショウ (6th, N1)
godown, warehouse, storehouse
くら ソウ (4th, N1)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
door, house
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
publish, carve, engrave
カン (5th, N2)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ