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建

build
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Readings

On readingケン、コン
Kun readingた.てる、た.て、-だ.て、た.つ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. buildRtK
  1. to be erected
  2. to be built

Popular Usage

建物建てる二階建て建設建築

Radicals and components

Radical廴long stride
Components
How it's built
建
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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)
建設するけんせつする
to construct
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

On Reading Examples

その城は、１４８５年に全焼して、再建されなかった。さいけん
The castle, burnt down in 1485, was not rebuilt.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

建物は落書きだらけで見た目が悪い。たてもの
The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は病院を建て、アフリカの人民がその生活を改善するのに助力した。
He built hospitals and helped the people of Africa improve their lives.tatoeba
彼は独自で自分の家を建てた。
He built the house for himself.tatoeba
彼は長年建築業を営んできた。
He has carried on his business as a builder for many years.tatoeba
彼は息子に新しい家を建ててやった。
He built his son a new house.tatoeba
鎌倉時代の建物。
It was built in the Kamakura period.wiki
屋遁-建物を利用。
Okuton-Making use of a building.wiki
墓碑を建てることの禁止。
Prohibited to build a gravestone.wiki
1850年に今の佐賀市に反射炉を建てる。
In 1850, he built a reverberating furnace in the present Saga City.wiki
会館の建設および運営
Construction and management of the building of Kyoto-kaikan.wiki
地下鉄の建設費が高額。
The cost of constructing a subway is very high.wiki
外国人技師の建築
Buildings built by foreign engineerswiki
- 昭和8年建築
Constructed in 1933.wiki

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