創作(そうさく)

そうさく
noun, suru-verb
creation, creative work
1. creation, creative work
The act of creating original artistic or literary works; original creative output.
小説(しょうせつ)の創作(そうさく)に励(はげ)んでいる。
I'm working hard on writing novels.
この料理(りょうり)はシェフ}の{創作(そうさく)です。
This dish is the chef's original creation.
創作(そうさく)料理(りょうり)を出(だ)すレストランに行(い)った。
I went to a restaurant that serves creative cuisine.
2. fabrication, fiction
Something made up or invented; not based on fact.
その話(はなし)は創作(そうさく)で、事実(じじつ)ではない。
That story is fiction, not fact.
あの記事(きじ)は創作(そうさく)が混(ま)じっている。
That article has some fabrication mixed in.
彼(かれ)の言(い)い訳(わけ)は全(すべ)て創作(そうさく)だった。
His excuses were all made up.

創作(そうさく) emphasizes original creation, particularly in artistic contexts. It can also mean something fabricated or fictional.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 創作(そうさく)活動(かつどう): creative activities
  • 創作(そうさく)料理(りょうり): creative cuisine, fusion cooking
  • 創作(そうさく)ダンス: creative dance
  • 創作(そうさく)意欲(いよく): creative motivation

CONTEXTS:

  • Literature: writing original fiction/poetry
  • Art: creating original artwork
  • Cooking: creating original dishes
  • Dance/Music: original choreography/compositions

VS. OTHER 'CREATION' WORDS:

  • 制作(せいさく): production (of media, art)
  • 製作(せいさく): manufacture (of goods)
  • 創作(そうさく): original creation (emphasis on originality)
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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.3.4 12:42
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