create, make, structure, physique
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゾウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つく.る
- つく.り
- -づく.り
About this kanji
The kanji 「造」 primarily means to create, make, or structure. It is often used as a verb, as seen in the kun'yomi readings such as つく.る (to make). This kanji appears in several useful compounds like 改造 (かいぞう), which means remodeling, and 偽造 (ぎぞう), meaning forgery. Another common compound is 構造 (こうぞう), referring to structure, and 製造 (せいぞう), which is about manufacturing. An interesting note about this kanji is that it can also relate to the physique or how something is put together, emphasizing its versatility in context when discussing creation or composition.
Example sentences
新しい橋が造られた。
A new bridge was built.
Meanings across languages
- English
- create, make, structure, physique
- Tiếng Việt
- tạo ra, làm, cấu trúc, thể hình
- 日本語
- 造る, 作成する, 構造, 肉体
- 한국어
- 창조하다, 만들다, 구조, 체형
- 中文
- 创造, 制作, 结构, 体格
- id
- membuat
- th
- สร้าง
- es
- crear
- fr
- créer
- de
- schaffen
- pt
- criar
Common compounds
- 改造かいぞうremodeling, remodelling, reconstruction
- 偽造ぎぞうforgery, counterfeiting, fabrication
- 構造こうぞうstructure, construction, makeup
- 製造せいぞうmanufacture, production
- 創造そうぞうcreation, Creation (by God)
- 造船ぞうせんshipbuilding
- 木造もくぞうwooden, made of wood, wooden construction
- 造反ぞうはんrebellion
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