Keyword
build
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig417
Readings
たて
(50%)
けん
(27%)
た
(17%)
だ
(3%)
Composed of
brush
long stride
Used in kanji (3 in total)
healthy
key
tendon
Used in vocabulary (324 in total)
to build; to construct
construction; establishment
to be erected; to be built
construction; architecture (of buildings)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
structure; building
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
n-storied building
founding of a nation
building; construction
building; structure
two-storied building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to build a house
building material
contract; commitment
to rebuild; to reconstruct
structure for housing heavy machinery
two-storied building
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
to rebuild; to reconstruct
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
single-storied house; single-storied building
construction industry; construction business
management reorganization; management reorganisation
construction (building) costs
nuclear reactor building
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
re-erection; rebuilding
wooden building; wooden architecture
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
tall building; high-rise building
feudal; feudalistic
(separate) house; detached house
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
establishment; foundation
construction machinery
Fujian Province (China)
building (construction) site
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
construction materials
(world of the) construction industry
feudal system; feudalism
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
two-storied building
feudal system; feudalism
building addition or extension; an annex
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
building company; construction company; architectural firm
founding father (of a country)
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
rebuilding homes; house reconstruction
Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
building industry; construction industry; building trade
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
Minister of Construction
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
registered architect with a first-class license
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
petition; memorial
Kennin era (1201.2.13-1204.2.20)
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
foreign-currency (denomination, etc.); non-yen
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
building expenses; construction costs
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
dollar basis; quotation in dollars
modern architecture; modernist architecture
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
civil engineering and construction
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
Gothic architecture
Ministry of Construction
illegal construction; illegally built house
construction site
to extend (building); to build on
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
construction bureau
founder (of a nation)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
Kenchō era (1249.3.18-1256.10.5)
petition; memorial
construction equipment; construction machinery
wooden building; timber building
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
denominated in Chinese yuan; denominated in renminbi
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
building warships; naval construction
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
Kenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)
yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.); yen-denominated; yen-based
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
building certification; building confirmation
registered real-estate broker
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
constructing and selling a ready-built house
the (civil engineering and) construction industry
Fujian; Fukien
constructing and selling a ready-built house
construction waste soil; surplus excavation soil
architectural firm; architectural company
single-storied house; single-storied building
Takeminakata; Minakatatomi; Takeminakatatomi; deity of military arts and agriculture, son of Ōkuninushi and worshipped at Suwa Grand Shrine
registered architect with a second-class license
reconstructive operation; reconstructive surgery
synthetic building material
reconstruction; rebuilding
architectural history; history of architecture
baroque architecture
erection of a monument
founding of an army (navy, air force)
building addition or extension; an annex
breast reconstruction
leader of a powerful tribe
superstructure; upper stories
Kenpō era (1213.12.6-1219.4.12)
Kentoku era (of the Southern Court; 1370.7.24-1372.4.?)
Kenji era (1275.4.25-1278.2.29)
foreign currency-denominated insurance
feudalistic thought or thinking
permanent construction
founding of a school
newly rebuilt house; to build a house anew
denominated in euros
re-erection; rebuilding
architectural engineering
Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto
Kenryaku era (1211.3.9-1213.12.6)
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
application for building confirmation
building-to-land ratio; building coverage ratio; land coverage; site coverage
single-storied house; single-storied building
(separate) house; detached house
(written) proposal (sent to the government); recommendation; memorial
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
modernist architecture; modern architecture
semi-detached house; double house
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
house; building
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
building-to-land ratio; building coverage ratio; land coverage; site coverage
fireproof building; fire-resistant building
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
constructing and selling a ready-built house
single-storied house; single-storied building
Ken'ei era (1206.4.27-1207.10.25)
post in ground (construction); structure supported by posts sunk into the ground; earthfast
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
semi-detached house; double house
pseudo-Western architecture (of Meiji-period Japan)
group of politicians who support construction interests; (lit.) construction tribe
Romanesque architecture
woodworker; joiner
separate arrangement (e.g. of payments); handling separately
non-rebuildable property; property on which new buildings cannot legally be erected because it lacks access to a road that is at least 4 meters wide
two-storied building
n-storied building
to rebuild; to reconstruct
postmodern architecture
(temple or shrine) rebuilding
registered architect with a license for wood construction
building-to-land ratio; building coverage ratio; land coverage; site coverage
half-erect (e.g. building)
position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); open interest; outstanding account; sales or purchase contract
home currency rate; denominated in local currency
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); highway resting place; wholesale rag dealer
local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
building officer (responsible for issuing building certifications, etc.)
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
Kitano Construction Corporation
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole; mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge
obligation to use a specific building firm to build a house on a bought plot of land
building dock (e.g. for ships)
reconstructive surgery
to build around
contract; commitment
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
foreign-currency (denomination, etc.); non-yen
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); highway resting place; wholesale rag dealer
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
no hope of getting ahead
height (of a building, etc.); height (of a person or thing)
height (of a building, etc.); height (of a person or thing)
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
house; building
post in ground (construction); structure supported by posts sunk into the ground; earthfast
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
pillar sunk into the ground
half-erect (e.g. building)
fish trap; set net
fish trap; set net
dual system; double standard
official market quotations; exchange rates
official market quotations; exchange rates
under construction
short commitment (in the stock market); short account; short positions
short commitment (in the stock market); short account; short positions
short commitment (in the stock market); short account; short positions
straddling; option
compulsory deposit in return for loan
concrete-block building
yen-denominated foreign bond; samurai bond; bond denominated in yen issued by a non-Japanese issuer
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
yen-denominated (e.g. bond)
yen-denominated (e.g. bond)
building diagram
office setup; office establishment
"multilayer" train; single train formed by joining one or more trains having a different origin or destination
Byzantine architecture
Fujian tulou (traditional rural dwellings in Fujian, China)
construction state; civil engineering state; country dominated by the construction industry
picking parts (automobile production line); picking part
raised-floor architecture; stilt architecture
builder's risk insurance; construction insurance
external framing (of a building)
building consisting of individually owned units, shops, etc.; strata title building; sectional title complex; condominium
building consisting of individually owned units, shops, etc.; strata title building; sectional title complex; condominium
Hokkien (language); Fukien; Fujian
don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink; (lit.) no teetotaler has (ever) built a storehouse
don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink; (lit.) no teetotaler has (ever) built a storehouse
existing nonconforming building; building that no longer conforms to current laws or regulations (because of changes in said laws or regulations)
building material; construction material
plot of land for sale under the condition that a specific building firm will be contracted to build a house on said plot
plot of land for sale under the condition that a specific building firm will be contracted to build a house on said plot
plot of land for sale under the condition that a specific building firm will be contracted to build a house on said plot
plot of land for sale under the condition that a specific building firm will be contracted to build a house on said plot
buy contract
buy contract
buy contract
short account; short positions
short account; short positions
short account; short positions
a merchant claims to suffer losses but eventually amasses a fortune
dai-kenchu-to (traditional Japanese herbal medicine); DKT
Japan Construction Method and Machinery Research Institute
Research Institute of Construction and Economy; RICE
Japan Construction Trade Union Confederation
Xian University of Architecture & Technology; XAUAT
Examples (200 in total)
It had become impossible to know what shape the building had originally been.
A voice can be heard from the back of the building.
It is impossible to know of the existence of this building itself.