Kanji

What does the kanji 築 mean?

築 means construction, building. On'yomi チク. Kun'yomi きず.く.

Quick facts
On'yomiチク
Kun'yomiきず.く
Strokes16
Main radical竹
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi チクKun'yomi きず.く
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework16 strokes

construction, building

Memory hook

Bamboo (竹), craft (工) and wood (木) put together to build — BUILD, CONSTRUCT.

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Common words

  • 建築けんちくarchitecture; construction
  • 築くきずくto build, to establish

More words with this kanji

  • 新築しんちくnewly built; new construction

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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