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Kotomora

築

fabricate, build, construct

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes16

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

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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.