fabricate, build, construct

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

• 建築けんちくconstruction, architecture (of buildings)
• 構築こうちくconstruction, building, putting up
• 築地ついじmud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
• 改築かいちくstructural alteration (of a building), reconstruction, rebuilding
• 新築しんちくnew building, new construction
• 築くきずくto build, to construct, to erect
• 建築学けんちくがくarchitecture
• 建築士けんちくしauthorized architect and builder, licensed architect, registered architect