創造性(そうぞうせい)

そうぞうせい
noun
creativity
See also: 創造(そうぞう) (creation (act))
1. creativity; creative ability
The ability to create new and original ideas or things.
創造性(そうぞうせい)を発揮(はっき)する。
To demonstrate creativity.
この仕事(しごと)には創造性(そうぞうせい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
This job requires creativity.
子供(こども)の創造性(そうぞうせい)を育(そだ)てる。
To nurture children's creativity.

創造性(そうぞうせい) refers to the ability to produce new, original ideas or works. It emphasizes the quality or capacity for creation.

WORD FORMATION:
創造(そうぞう) (creation) + 性(せい) (nature, quality). The suffix ～性(せい) forms abstract nouns expressing qualities: 可能性(かのうせい) (possibility), 独自性(どくじせい) (uniqueness).

RELATED WORDS:

  • 創造(そうぞう): creation (the act)
  • 創造(そうぞう)する: to create
  • 創造力(そうぞうりょく): creative power/ability
  • 創造的(そうぞうてき): creative (na-adjective)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 創造性(そうぞうせい)を発揮(はっき)する: to demonstrate creativity
  • 創造性(そうぞうせい)を育(そだ)てる: to nurture creativity
  • 創造性(そうぞうせい)に富(と)む: to be rich in creativity

DO NOT CONFUSE:
創造(そうぞう) (creation, with 創(そう)) vs. 想像(そうぞう) (imagination, with 想(そう)). Same pronunciation, different meanings and kanji.

Related Words

Related: 創造的(そうぞうてき) (creative (na-adj.))
Homophone: 想像(そうぞう) (imagination)
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Added 2026.1.16 12:29 · Revised 2026.4.13 18:32
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