JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 建: "build"
The kanji 建 means "build". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ケン, コン in on'yomi and た.てる, た.て, -だ.て, た.つ 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)
ケンコン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.てるた.て-だ.てた.つ
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 | build |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 300 of 2,501 |
Common words with 建
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 建物building
- 建てるto build; to construct
- 建つto be erected; to be built
- 建設construction; establishment
- 建築construction; architecture (of buildings)
- 建前face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) · ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
- 建造物structure; building
- 再建rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation · protoform reconstruction
- 建国founding of a nation
- 建造building; construction
- 二階建てtwo-storied building
- 建築物building; structure
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