Japanese symbol for “buildings”

造営物

ぞうえいぶつ

Romaji: zoueibutsu

buildings

In Japanese, buildings is 造営物, read ぞうえいぶつ (zoueibutsu).

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Meanings

n buildings

Kanji and stroke order

造

create, make, structure

on: ゾウ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り

10 strokes · JLPT 2

営

camp, perform, build

on: エイ
kun: いとな.む、いとな.み

12 strokes · JLPT 2

物

thing, object, matter

on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
構造	こうぞう kouzou	structure; construction; makeup
製造	せいぞう seizou	manufacture; production
改造	かいぞう kaizou	remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction
創造	そうぞう souzou	creation
偽造	ぎぞう gizou	forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication
木造	もくぞう mokuzou	wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
運営	うんえい un'ei	management; administration; operation
営業	えいぎょう eigyou	business; trade; operations
動物	どうぶつ doubutsu	animal

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.