Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N2
821 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: fabricate, build, construct
Kunyomi: きず.く
Onyomi: チク
Composition: 筑 木
Radical: 竹
Reading: たけかんむり
Meaning: bamboo
Strokes: 6
建築(けんちく) construction, architecture
建築家(けんちくか) architect
築城する(ちくじょうする) fortify, construct a castle
新築する(しんちくする) build, construct
増築する(ぞうちくする) build an addition
改築する(かいちくする) rebuild, reconstruct
構築する(こうちくする) build, construct
築く(きずく) build, construct
*築山(つきやま) artificial hill (in a garden)
*築地(つきじ) Tsukiji (place name)
築 (チク) ... years since construction, ... years old (of a building), built in ...
築城 (チクジョウ) castle construction, building a castle, fortification
本建築 (ホンケンチク) permanent construction
移築 (イチク) dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
築く (きずく) to build, to construct, to erect, to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.), to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.), to lay (a foundation)