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Japanese symbol for “structural”

Romaji: kouzouteki
structural

In Japanese, structural is , read (kouzouteki).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na structural

Kanji and stroke order

posture, stance, appearance
on: コウ
kun: かま.える、かま.う
14 strokes · JLPT 2
create, make, structure
on: ゾウ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
10 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

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
こうちく kouchikuconstruction; building; putting up
せいぞう seizoumanufacture; production
かいぞう kaizouremodeling; remodelling; reconstruction
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “structural”.

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.