築
fabricate, build, construct
Readings
On'yomi
- チク
Kun'yomi
- きず.く
Nanori
- つい
- つき
- つく
- づき
Meaning
築 centers on the act of creating a physical structure by assembling materials: building, constructing, or fabricating something from parts.
Most common words using 築
20 of 105- 建築けんちくN3
construction; architecture (of buildings)
- 構築こうちく
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation; architecture (systems, agreement, etc.)
- 築くきずくN2
to build; to construct; to erect
- 新築しんちくN2
new building; new construction
- 築地ついじ
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
- 築ちく
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building)
- 改築かいちくN2
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
- 増築ぞうちく
addition to a building
- 築城ちくじょう
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
- 移築いちく
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
- 築造ちくぞう
construction; building
- 築き上げるきずきあげる
to build; to construct; to put up
- 築港ちっこう
harbor construction
- 築山つきやま
artificial hill (in a garden)
- 建築士けんちくしN2
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
- 建築学けんちくがく
architecture
- 建築家けんちくかN2
architect
- 建築物けんちくぶつ
building; structure
- 新築マンションしんちくマンション
newly built apartment house; newly built condominium
- 本建築ほんけんちく
permanent construction
Study
Etymology
築 combines 筑 (a bamboo instrument, here likely used phonetically) with 木 (wood), suggesting building with wood and bamboo. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination fits the meaning of construction.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 筑 looks like bamboo scaffolding, and the bottom 木 is wood. Picture workers using bamboo and wood to build a sturdy structure.
Reading mnemonic
For チク, imagine a construction site where workers use bamboo sticks: the sound of bamboo tapping together is 'chiku chiku' (チク チク), matching the reading.