What does 創刊 mean?
創刊 is a Japanese noun meaning “launching (e.g., newspaper, first issue)” in English. It is written as 創刊 in kanji, そうかん in hiragana, and soukan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
日本創刊を果たしたイギリス発のホームレスの人だけが販売者となれるストリートペーパー「ビッグイシュー」について紹介しよう。
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.