漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 49 strokesRadical
On
ケン・コン
Kun
た(てる)・た(つ)
Meaning
build, construct, establish

Origin

ORIGIN

A brush drawing plans (聿) plus 廴 (extend); to lay out plans and build.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ケン建築・建議・封建的
コン建立
たてる建てる・建物・二階建て

Compare: 立てる

たつ建つ・一戸建ち

Compare: 立つ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 建物たてもの

    building

  • 建設けんせつ

    construction

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

駅の前に新しいビルを建てます。

They will build a new building in front of the station.

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