建築 (けんちく, kenchiku) Japanese meaning: construction | Kotomora

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建築する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	建けん築ちくする	建けん築ちくしない
Polite	建けん築ちくします	建けん築ちくしません
Past polite	建けん築ちくしました	建けん築ちくしませんでした
Past	建けん築ちくした	建けん築ちくしなかった
Te-form	建けん築ちくして	建けん築ちくしないで
Desire	建けん築ちくしたい	建けん築ちくしたくない
Potential	建けん築ちくできる	建けん築ちくできない
Passive	建けん築ちくされる	建けん築ちくされない
Causative	建けん築ちくさせる	建けん築ちくさせない
Causative passive	建けん築ちくさせられる	建けん築ちくさせられない
Volitional	建けん築ちくしよう
Polite volitional	建けん築ちくしましょう
Imperative	建けん築ちくしろ	建けん築ちくするな
Conditional	建けん築ちくすれば	建けん築ちくしなければ
Tara conditional	建けん築ちくしたら	建けん築ちくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

construction; architecture

Refers to the act of constructing buildings or to the architectural style/design of buildings. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

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Kanji

建build
築fabricate, build, construct

Related words· 7

建けん設せつN3
建設 covers construction of infrastructure or abstract projects like nation-building, while 建築 specifically refers to constructing or designing buildings.
工こう事じN3
工事 refers to the physical work or operations at a construction site, whereas 建築 refers to the field, act, or style of building.
家いえづくり
建築 is a broad, technical term for architecture or construction in general, while 家づくり specifically refers to building or designing one's own house.
土ど木ぼくN1
土木 covers infrastructure like roads, bridges, and dams, while 建築 refers specifically to the design and construction of buildings.

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アーキテクチャ
建築 is the standard Japanese word for physical building architecture, while アーキテクチャ is a loanword mainly used for system or software design.
建けん築ちく学がく
建築学 refers specifically to the academic discipline of studying architecture, while 建築 is the broader term for architecture or a building itself.
建けん造ぞう
建築 centers on architecture and the construction of buildings, whereas 建造 covers a broader range of large structures including ships and bridges.

Opposites

解かい体たいN1
解体 means demolishing or dismantling a structure, the opposite process to 建築, which means building it.

Don't confuse with

建たて物ものN5
建築 refers to the act or field of construction/architecture, while 建物 refers to the finished physical structure.
建けん築ちく物ぶつ
建築 refers to the act or field of building/architecture, whereas 建築物 refers to the finished building itself, so learners often mix up the process and the result.

Word family· 46

建けん築ちく士しN2
licensed architect; registered architect
建けん築ちく家かN2
architect
再さい建けん築ちく
reconstruction; rebuilding
大だい建

Etymology

Compound of 建 (build) and 築 (construct). Both kanji carry the meaning of erecting structures, and the combination is a standard Sino-Japanese word for building construction.

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