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KanjiN4Grade 4 · 小49 strokesRadical 廴#300 in newspapers

建 · build

建 is a kanji meaning build. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ケンken
  • コンkon

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • たてるtateru
  • たてtate
  • -だて-date
  • たつtatsu

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 建 · 8 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 建
WordReadingMeaningLevel
建物たてものbuildingN5
建てるたてるto buildN4
建設けんせつconstruction, foundationN3
建築けんちくconstruction, architectureN3
建つたつto stand; to be built (v.i.), to erect, to be erectedN3
再建さいけん(temple or shrine) rebuildingN1
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More words that use 建
WordReadingMeaningLevel
建前たてまえposition; stance one takes in public; principleN1
封建ほうけんfeudalisticN1

Example sentence

高い建物ですね。

たかいたてものですね

That is a high building, is it not?

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #229710 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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