造 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「⻌」
- On
- ゾウぞう · zō
- Kun
- つく(る)tsuku(ru)
- Meaning
- to build; make; construct
Stroke order
Origin
⻌ "to go" plus 告 "to announce"; reporting to the gods before making something — hence "to build."
Readings and examples
| Onゾウぞうzō | 造船ぞうせん造花ぞうか構造こうぞう |
|---|---|
| Kunつくるtsukuru | 造るつくる Compare: 作る・創る |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 造船ぞうせん
shipbuilding
- 木造もくぞう
made of wood
- 構造こうぞう
- 鍛造たんぞう
- 鋳造ちゅうぞう
- 偽造ぎぞう
- 醸造じょうぞう
- 捏造ねつぞう
Example
この家は木造です。
This house is made of wood.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)