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Kanji Information Sheet for 建 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info: 廴 (いんにょう) – long stride
Henshall Mnemonic: hand holds pen erect
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #300 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #300 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
- 二階建て [にかいだて]
(n) two-storied building [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建てる [たてる]
(v1) to build; to construct [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 建設 [けんせつ]
(n,vs) construction; establishment [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建築 [けんちく]
(n,vs) construction; architecture [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
JLPT N1 Words
- 再建 [さいけん]
(n) rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建前 [たてまえ]
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一戸建て [いっこだて]
(n) (separate) house [K] [D] [Jisho] - 土建屋 [どけんや]
(n) general (civil engineering and construction) contractor [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建て前 [たてまえ]
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 円建て [えんだて]
(n) yen base [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建議 [けんぎ]
(n) proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建国 [けんこく]
(n) founding of a nation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建材 [けんざい]
(n) building material [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建設省 [けんせつしょう]
Ministry of Construction [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建設的 [けんせつてき]
(adj-na) constructive [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建造 [けんぞう]
(n) building; construction [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建造物 [けんぞうぶつ]
(n) structure [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建築学 [けんちくがく]
(n) architecture [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建築士 [けんちくし]
(n) (authorized) architect and builder [K] [D] [Jisho] - 封建主義 [ほうけんしゅぎ]
feudalism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 封建的 [ほうけんてき]
(adj-na) feudal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 建立 [こんりゅう]
(n,vs) (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.