築
築 — Fabricate
fabricate, build, construct
On’yomiチク (chiku)
Kun’yomiきずく (kizuku)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 築
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建築 | けんちく kenchiku | construction; architecture (of buildings) |
| 構築 | こうちく kouchiku | construction; building; putting up |
| 築地 | ついじ tsuiji | mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall |
| 新築 | しんちく shinchiku | new building; new construction |
| 改築 | かいちく kaichiku | structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding |
| 建築家 | けんちくか kenchikuka | architect |
Study notes
築 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #821 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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