Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
建築物 (けんちくぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
building ; architectural structure
Refers to a constructed building or architectural structure; often used in formal, administrative, legal, or technical contexts where English might simply say "building."
古ふる い 建けん 築ちく 物ぶつ を 保ほ 存ぞん する ため に 修しゅう 復ふく 工こう 事じ が 行おこな わ れ た 。
Restoration work was carried out to preserve the old building.
Kanji 築 fabricate, build, construct Similar words 建たて 物もの More everyday and conversational for "building"; 建築物 sounds more formal or technical.
建けん 造ぞう 物ぶつ Can refer more broadly to constructed structures, not only ordinary buildings; often has a formal or technical feel.
建けん 築ちく Means "architecture" or "construction" as an activity or field, while 建築物 is the resulting building or structure.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound from 建築, "architecture; construction," plus 物, "thing; object," giving the sense of a constructed architectural object or building.
