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Japanese symbol for “erecting”

Romaji: kouchiku
construction; building; putting up; erecting

In Japanese, erecting is , read (kouchiku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

Kanji and stroke order

posture, stance, appearance
on: コウ
kun: かま.える、かま.う
14 strokes · JLPT 2
fabricate, build, construct
on: チク
kun: きず.く
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “erecting”

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうりゅう zouryuuerecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
レイズ reizuraising (building); erecting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けっこう kekkousplendid; nice; wonderful
こうぞう kouzoustructure; construction; makeup
こうせい kouseicomposition; construction; formation
きこう kikoumechanism; machinery
こうそう kousouplan; plot; idea
けんちく kenchikuconstruction; architecture (of buildings)
しんちく shinchikunew building; new construction
かいちく kaichikustructural 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.

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