Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “創刊”

創刊

そうかん

foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication

Example sentence

I shall be introducing the street paper that is only sold by the homeless, "The Big Issue", started in England and has had its first Japanese issue.

Kanji details

創

・genesis

・wound

・injury

・hurt

・start

・originate

刊

・publish

・carve

・engrave