Readings
Meanings
床下に亀腹を築くkamebara (a squarish bun-shaped mound covered with white plaster) is constructed under the floor.wiki 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
- ... years since construction
- ... years old (of a building)
- built in ...
Radicals and components
Components
How it's built築
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘbamboo (竹) · barge · craft (工) · mediocre · wind (風) · drop (丶) · tree (木) · wood (木)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1021
Compound words
construction; architecture (of buildings)to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.)to constructstructural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodelingconstruction; building; putting up; erecting; creationnew building; new constructionartificial hill (in a garden)mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wallarchitectarchitectureauthorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architectbuilding; structureto build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.)newly built apartment house; newly built condominiumrepairaddition to a buildingembankmentmud wall with a roofmud wall with a roofreconstructionreconstructionsuperstructureto pile up a moundto construct On Reading Examples
私の家は10年前に買ったものですが、まだ新築のように見えます。しんちく My house, which I bought ten years ago, still looks new.tatoebaAdditional Examples
He heaped up a fortune.tatoeba He accumulated a tremendous fortune during the post war.tatoeba He insured his new house against fire.tatoeba He established the foundation of the Keiha school.wiki Stroke Order
16 strokes
Build, construct. 竹 + 工 + 凡 + 木 — building with bamboo and wood, tamping the earth.
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 築
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step