JLPT N2 · 16 strokes
Kanji 築: "fabricate, build, construct"
The kanji 築 means "fabricate, build, construct". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チク in on'yomi and きず.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きず.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fabricate, build, construct |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 821 of 2,501 |
Common words with 築
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 築くto build; to construct; to erect · to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
- 構築construction; building; putting up; erecting
- 建築construction; architecture (of buildings)
- 築き上げるto build; to construct; to put up · to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
- 建築物building; structure
- 再構築reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
- 改築structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling
- 新築new building; new construction
- 築... years since construction; ... years old (of a building) · built in ...
- 増築addition to a building
- 建築家architect
- 築地reclaimed land
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