創世

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See also: 创世

Chinese

begin; initiate; inaugurate
begin; initiate; inaugurate; start; create; a wound; cut; injury; trauma
 
life; age; generation
life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
 
trad. (創世)
simp. (创世)

Pronunciation


Noun

創世

  1. creation of the world
  2. (figurative) initial stage of foundation

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (創世):
  • Japanese: 創世(そうせい) (sōsei)
  • Korean: 창세(創世) (changse)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 6
せい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(そう)(せい) (sōseiさうせい (sausei)?

  1. creation of the world
    • 1916, 南方熊楠, 十二支考 田原藤太竜宮入りの話, 青空文庫:
      濠州(ごうしゅう)のジェイエリエ人伝(じんつた)うらく、大神(だいじん)ムーラムーラ創世(そうせい)(おお)(ちい)さき黒蜥蜴(くろとかげ)(つく)り、(もろもろ)蚑行(はう)動物(どうぶつ)(ちょう)とす。
      Gōshū no Jeieriejin tsutauraku, daijin Mūramūra sōsei ni ōku chīsaki kurotokage o tsukuri, moromoro no hau dōbutsu no chō to su.
      According to the legend of the Dieyerie of Australia, at the creation of the world, the great god Mooramoora created many small black lizards and let them have dominion over all creeping things.

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