建 — kanji meaning “build”
建
build
- Meanings
- build
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)、コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi
- た.てる、た.て、-だ.て、た.つ
- Name readings
- たけ、たつ、たて
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #300 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 54
- Chinese reading
- jiàn — Chinese character page
Words with 建
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 建設 | けんせつ kensetsu | construction; establishment |
| 建築 | けんちく kenchiku | construction; architecture (of buildings) |
| 再建 | さいけん saiken | rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation |
| 建前 | たてまえ tatemae | face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) |
| 建つ | たつ tatsu | to be erected; to be built |
| 建造 | けんぞう kenzou | building; construction |
| 建国 | けんこく kenkoku | founding of a nation |
| 建材 | けんざい kenzai | building material |
| 建立 | こんりゅう konryuu | (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection |
| 一戸建て | いっこだて ikkodate | detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home |
| 建設省 | けんせつしょう kensetsushou | Ministry of Construction |
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