建

meaningbuild

On'yomi
ケン、コン
Kun'yomi
た.てる、た.て、-だ.て、た.つ
Strokes
9
Taught in
Japanese grade 4
Frequency
#300 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

建
  • 建設けんせつconstruction
  • 建築けんちくconstruction
  • 建物たてものbuilding
  • 再建さいけんrebuilding
  • 建設省けんせつしょうMinistry of Construction
  • 二階建てにかいだてtwo-storied building
  • 建前たてまえface
  • 建国けんこくfounding of a nation

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