創作
そうさく · sousaku · JLPT N2 · noun
creation
🎨 創 = begin + 作 = make: beginning to make something new, so creation or production
創 means to originate or start something new, and 作 means to make or do. Together they name the act of bringing a new work into being, whether a novel, a painting, or a manufactured product.
作 — person radical 亻 + 乍
作 combines the person radical 亻 with 乍, which originally depicted a sudden action or making something. The character means 'to do, make, or create,' with 亻 indicating human activity and 乍 supplying the sound. Over time it broadened to cover works, deeds, and acting as something.