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独創する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

originality; creativity

Refers to the quality of being original or creative, often in artistic, intellectual, or innovative contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to create originally'.

彼かれの作さく品ひんには独どく創そう性せいがある。
His work has originality.
この理り論ろんは彼かれが独どく創そうしたものだ。
This theory is something he created originally.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に独どく創そうがあるfor there to be originality in something
彼かれのデザインには独どく創そうがある。
There is originality in his design.
独どく創そうに富とむto be full of originality
この作さく品ひんは独どく創そうに富とんでいる。
This work is rich in originality.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
創genesis, wound, injury

Related words

創そう造ぞうN1
創造 emphasizes bringing something entirely new into existence, while 独創 emphasizes the originality and uniqueness of one's own creative work.
独どく自じN1
独自 describes something as unique or characteristic to a person or thing, while 独創 specifically refers to the creative act or quality of inventing something original.
オリジナリティー
オリジナリティ is a casual loanword for originality used in everyday and pop-culture contexts, while 独創 is the more formal, literary term.

Opposites

模も倣ほうN1
模倣 means imitation or copying, the direct opposite of 独創, which means original creation.
真似まねN3
独創 means originality or creating something new, the opposite of 真似, which means copying what already exists.

Don't confuse with

独どく走そう
独走 (same reading どくそう) means a solo run or breakaway in a race, an unrelated meaning that learners can confuse with 独創 (originality) by sound.

Word family

独どく創そう的てきN1
creative; original
独どく創そう力りょく
creative power; originality
独どく創そう性せい
creativity; ingenuity; originality

Etymology

Compound of 独 (alone, by oneself) and 創 (create, originate). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of creating something independently and originally.