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創造力 (そうぞうりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

創そう造ぞう力りょく

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Meanings

1

creativity; creative power

Refers to the ability or faculty to create new things, ideas, or art. Often used in discussions of innovation, art, and problem-solving.

彼かれは豊ゆたかな創そう造ぞう力りょくで新

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He produced a new design with his rich creativity.

子こどもの創そう造ぞう力りょくを伸のばす教きょう育いくが大たい切せつだ。

Education that nurtures children's creativity is important.

Usage patterns

創そう造ぞう力りょくを発はっ揮きするto exercise/demonstrate one's creativity
彼かれはこのプロジェクトで創そう造ぞう力りょくを発はっ揮きした。
He demonstrated his creativity on this project.
創そう造ぞう力りょくを育はぐくむto nurture/develop creativity
子こ供どもの創そう造ぞう力りょくを育はぐくむ教きょう育いくが大たい切せつだ。
Education that nurtures children's creativity is important.
創そう造ぞう力りょくに富とむto be rich in creativity
彼かの女じょは創そう造ぞう力りょくに富とんだデザイナーだ。
She is a designer rich in creativity.
創そう造ぞう力りょくを刺し激げきするto stimulate creativity
この本ほんは読どく者しゃの創そう造ぞう力りょくを刺し激げきする。
This book stimulates the reader's creativity.

Kanji

創genesis, wound, injury
造create, make, structure
力power, strength, strong

Related words

創そう造ぞう性せい
創造性 describes creativity as an inherent quality or trait, while 創造力 emphasizes the active power or ability to create.
発はっ想そう力りょく
発想力 refers narrowly to the ability to come up with fresh ideas, while 創造力 covers the broader ability to bring new things or ideas into being.
創そう意い
創造力 refers to the ability or power to create something new, whereas 創意 can refer to the actual original ideas or the inventive spirit itself.

Don't confuse with

想そう像ぞう力りょくN3
創造力 and 想像力 are pronounced exactly the same, but 創造力 means the ability to create new things while 想像力 means the ability to imagine things that aren't present.

Built from

創そう造ぞう+力りょく

Etymology

Compound of 創造 (そうぞう, 'creation') and 力 (りょく, 'power, ability'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word is a standard Sino-Japanese compound.