Keyword
build
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig417
Readings
たて
(49%)
けん
(28%)
(18%)
(3%)
Composed of
brush
long stride
Used in kanji (3 in total)
healthy
key
tendon
Used in vocabulary (256 in total)
to build; to construct
to be erected; to be built
construction; establishment
construction; architecture (of buildings)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
structure; building
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
founding of a nation
building; construction
n-storied building
two-storied building
building; structure
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to build a house
contract; commitment
to rebuild; to reconstruct
building material
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
wooden building; wooden architecture
to rebuild; to reconstruct
re-erection; rebuilding
feudal; feudalistic
tall building; high-rise building
feudalistic
single-storied house; single-storied building
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
two-storied building
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
structure for housing heavy machinery
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
establishment; foundation
building (construction) site
two-storied building
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
feudal system; feudalism
feudal system; feudalism
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
(separate) house; detached house
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
Kenmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
construction (building) costs
to extend (building); to build on
petition; memorial
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
building addition or extension; an annex
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
Kennin era (1201.2.13-1204.2.20)
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
construction industry; construction business
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
management reorganization; management reorganisation
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
petition; memorial
building expenses; construction costs
to rebuild; to reconstruct
building industry; construction industry; building trade
Kenchō era (1249.3.18-1256.10.5)
construction machinery
registered architect with a first-class license
Gothic architecture
modern architecture; modernist architecture
founder (of a nation)
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
Minister of Construction
civil engineering and construction
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
building warships; naval construction
Kenkyū era (1190.4.11-1199.4.27)
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
Fujian Province (China)
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336)
constructing and selling a ready-built house
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
construction materials
Ministry of Construction
construction site
(world of the) construction industry
the (civil engineering and) construction industry
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
synthetic building material
single-storied house; single-storied building
registered real-estate broker
construction bureau
erection of a monument
reconstruction; rebuilding
architectural history; history of architecture
constructing and selling a ready-built house
building addition or extension; an annex
baroque architecture
breast reconstruction
registered architect with a second-class license
superstructure; upper stories
Kenpō era (1213.12.6-1219.4.12)
Kentoku era (of the Southern Court) (1370.7.24-1372.4.?)
permanent construction
founding of an army (navy, air force)
feudalistic thought or thinking
dollar basis; quotation in dollars
reconstructive operation; reconstructive surgery
newly rebuilt house; to build a house anew
re-erection; rebuilding
building certification; building confirmation
Kenryaku era (1211.3.9-1213.12.6)
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
building-to-land ratio; building coverage ratio; land coverage; site coverage
Kenji era (1275.4.25-1278.2.29)
rebuilding homes; house reconstruction
semi-detached house; double house
single-storied house; single-storied building
(separate) house; detached house
foundation of a school
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
to be built up; to be crowded with houses
yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.); yen-denominated; yen-based
constructing and selling a ready-built house
modernist architecture; modern architecture
National Foundation Day (national holiday; February 11)
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
house; building
leader of a fearless tribe
single-storied house; single-storied building
Ken'ei era (1206.4.27-1207.10.25)
Romanesque architecture
semi-detached house; double house
woodworker; joiner
postmodern architecture
n-storied building
group of politicians who support construction interests; (lit.) construction tribe
two-storied building
foreign-currency (denomination, etc.); non-yen
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
denominated in Chinese Yuan; denominated in renminbi
to rebuild; to reconstruct
half-erect (e.g. building)
registered architect with a license for wood construction
building-to-land ratio; building coverage ratio; land coverage; site coverage
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place; wholesale rag dealer
local governmental body that requires federal oversight to recover from its debts
denominated in euros
building-to-land ratio; building coverage ratio; land coverage; site coverage
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
to build around
position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); open interest; outstanding account; sales or purchase contract
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
home currency rate; denominated in local currency
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
construction waste soil; surplus excavation soil
contract; commitment
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
no hope of getting ahead
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
height (of a building, etc.); height (of a person, thing, etc.)
height (of a building, etc.); height (of a person, thing, etc.)
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place; wholesale rag dealer
house; building
foreign-currency (denomination, etc.); non-yen
client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed
half-erect (e.g. building)
dual system; double standard
straddling; option
fish trap; set net
fish trap; set net
(temple or shrine) rebuilding
official market quotations; exchange rates
official market quotations; exchange rates
under construction
(in the stock market) short commitment
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
pillar sunk into the ground
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
construction state; civil engineering state; country dominated by the construction industry
building dock (e.g. for ships)
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
reconstructive surgery
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
foreign currency-denominated insurance
Examples (200 in total)
What is that huge building?
Who's the person standing in front of that building?
What is that building?