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建

build
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingケン、コン
Kun readingた.てる、た.て、-だ.て、た.つ
JōyōGrade 4

Popular Usage

建物建てる二階建て建設建築

Radicals and components

Radical廴long strideComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

brush · stretch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 417

Compound words

建物たてもの
building
建てるたてる
to build; to construct
二階建てにかいだて
two-storied building
建設けんせつ
construction; establishment
建築けんちく
construction; architecture (of buildings)
建議けんぎ
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
建国けんこく
founding of a nation
建材けんざい
building material
建造けんぞう
building; construction
建立こんりゅう
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
再建さいけん
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
建つたつ
to be erected; to be built
建前たてまえ
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
円建てえんだて
yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.); yen-denominated; yen-based
建設的けんせつてき
constructive
建造物けんぞうぶつ
structure; building
建築家けんちくか
architect
土建屋どけんや
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
封建的ほうけんてき
feudal; feudalistic
建設省けんせつしょう
Ministry of Construction
建築学けんちくがく
architecture
建築士けんちくし
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
建築物けんちくぶつ
building; structure
一戸建ていっこだて
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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