fabricate, build, construct
On'yomi (音読み)
- チク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- きず.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「築」 means to build or construct, and it is commonly used when talking about creating or fabricating structures. You will often see it in nouns rather than verbs. For example, in the word 建築 (けんちく), it refers to construction, while 構築 (こうちく) is used for constructing something like a plan or system. Another example is 新築 (しんちく), which means a new building. A usage note is that while 「築」 can be associated with physical structures, it can also apply to certain abstract constructions, like ideas or plans, showing its versatile nature.
Example sentences
城を築くために多くの労力が必要だ。
A lot of effort is needed to build a castle.
Meanings across languages
- English
- fabricate, build, construct
- Tiếng Việt
- chế tạo, xây dựng, xây đắp
- 日本語
- 製造する, 建設する, 築く
- 한국어
- 제작하다, 건축하다, 구축하다
- 中文
- 制作, 建设, 构造
- id
- membangun
- th
- สร้างขึ้น
- es
- construir
- fr
- fabriquer
- de
- bauen
- pt
- construir
Common compounds
- 建築construction, architecture (of buildings)
- 構築construction, building, putting up
- 築地mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
- 改築structural alteration (of a building), reconstruction, rebuilding
- 新築new building, new construction
- 築くto build, to construct, to erect
- 建築学architecture
- 建築士authorized architect and builder, licensed architect, registered architect
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