Japanese symbol for “erecting”
構築
こうちく
Romaji: kouchiku
construction; building; putting up; erecting
In Japanese, erecting is 構築, read こうちく (kouchiku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “erecting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 造立 | ぞうりゅう zouryuu | erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.) |
| レイズ | レイズ reizu | raising (building); erecting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 結構 | けっこう kekkou | splendid; nice; wonderful |
| 構造 | こうぞう kouzou | structure; construction; makeup |
| 構成 | こうせい kousei | composition; construction; formation |
| 機構 | きこう kikou | mechanism; machinery |
| 構想 | こうそう kousou | plan; plot; idea |
| 建築 | けんちく kenchiku | construction; architecture (of buildings) |
| 新築 | しんちく shinchiku | new building; new construction |
| 改築 | かいちく kaichiku | structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding |
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.