創そう設せつ

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創設する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	創そう設せつする	創そう設せつしない
Polite	創そう設せつします	創そう設せつしません
Past polite	創そう設せつしました	創そう設せつしませんでした
Past	創そう設せつした	創そう設せつしなかった
Te-form	創そう設せつして	創そう設せつしないで
Desire	創そう設せつしたい	創そう設せつしたくない
Potential	創そう設せつできる	創そう設せつできない
Passive	創そう設せつされる	創そう設せつされない
Causative	創そう設せつさせる	創そう設せつさせない
Causative passive	創そう設せつさせられる	創そう設せつさせられない
Volitional	創そう設せつしよう
Polite volitional	創そう設せつしましょう
Imperative	創そう設せつしろ	創そう設せつするな
Conditional	創そう設せつすれば	創そう設せつしなければ
Tara conditional	創そう設せつしたら	創そう設せつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

establishment; founding; creation

Used for the act of setting up an organization, institution, system, or formal body. Often appears in formal or official contexts.

この大だい学がくは1950年ねんに創そう設せつされた。
This university was founded in 1950.
新あたらしい研けん究きゅう機き関かんを創そう設せつする計けい画かくが進すすんでいる。
Plans are underway to establish a new research institute.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を創そう設せつするto establish/found (an institution, organization, etc.)
彼かれは新あたらしい研けん究きゅう機き関かんを創そう設せつした。
He founded a new research institute.
〈時とき〉に創そう設せつされるto be established/founded in (a given year or period)
この学がっ校こうは1950年ねんに創そう設せつされた。
This school was founded in 1950.

Kanji

創genesis, wound, injury
設establishment, provision, prepare

Related words· 7

設せつ立りつN1
設立 is the common, general word for founding a company or organization, while 創設 emphasizes originating something new, often a system or institution, with a sense of pioneering.
創そう立りつN1
創立 and 創設 are nearly interchangeable for founding a school or organization, but 創設 more often implies building up a system or framework from scratch.
新しん設せつ
創設 carries a pioneering, first-of-its-kind nuance to founding something, whereas 新設 simply highlights that it is newly set up.
創そう始し
創設 focuses on the concrete establishment of an institution or system, whereas 創始 highlights the idea of originating something for the first time.

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開かい設せつN1
創設 emphasizes creating something new (often an institution) for the first time, while 開設 is more neutral and can apply to opening an existing type of facility or service.
発ほっ足そくN1
創設 focuses on the act of creating and founding an institution from nothing, while 発足 highlights the moment it becomes operational.
結けっ成せいN1
創設 stresses founding something new and lasting, often an institution, whereas 結成 is more neutral and commonly used for bands, teams, or committees.

Opposites

廃はい止しN1
創設 means to establish something new, while 廃止 means to abolish or do away with an existing system or institution.

Don't confuse with

建けん設せつN3
建設 refers to physically constructing buildings or infrastructure, whereas 創設 refers to founding an organization, system, or institution.
創そう刊かんN1
創設 is used for founding organizations, institutions, or systems, while 創刊 is reserved for launching a newspaper or magazine.

Word family

創そう設せつ者しゃ
founder
創そう設せつメンバー
founding member

Etymology

Compound of 創 (create, originate) and 設 (establish, set up). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of founding or establishing something new.