建
建·build
- On-yomi
- ケンコン
- Kun-yomi
- た(てる)た(つ)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建てる | たてる | to build |
| 建物 | たてもの | building |
| 建つ | たつ | to be built, to stand |
| 建設 | けんせつ | construction |
Example sentences
駅の前に新しいビルを建てています。
えきのまえにあたらしいビルをたてています。
They are building a new office block in front of the station.
あの建物は図書館です。
あのたてものはとしょかんです。
That building is the library.
公園の隣に家が建ちました。
こうえんのとなりにいえがたちました。
A house has gone up next to the park.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 建てる (to build a structure) and 立てる (to stand something up) are both たてる.
Memory aid
Picture it
A brush (聿) drawing up plans, stretched out by 廴 into something that really stands.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 建てるたてるto build
- 二階建てにかいだてtwo-storeyed
- 建物たてものbuilding
- 建築けんちくarchitecture, construction
- 建設するけんせつするto construct
- 建設けんせつconstruction, establishment
- 建つたつto be built
- 再建するさいけんするto rebuild, to reconstruct (a building, company)
- 再建さいけんreconstruction, rebuilding
- 封建ほうけんfeudalism; feudal (system)
- 建前たてまえofficial stance; public position (as opposed to one's real intentions); principle
Quick check
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What does the kanji 建 mean?