建 Kanji – build
The Japanese kanji 建 can mean build.
Meaning and Readings
How is 建 read?
建 has the onyomi readings ケン, コン and the kunyomi readings たてる, たて, -だて, たつ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ken, kon, tateru, tate, date, tatsu.
Common Japanese Words Using 建
These common Japanese words contain 建. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一戸建て（いっこだて） — detached house, stand-alone house, single-family home
- 円建て（えんだて） — yen basis (for trade, exchange, etc.)
- 建てる（たてる） — to build, to construct
- 建議（けんぎ） — proposition, motion, proposal, suggestion
- 建国（けんこく） — founding of a nation
- 建材（けんざい） — building material
- 建設（けんせつ） — construction, establishment
- 建設的（けんせつてき） — constructive
- 建造（けんぞう） — building, construction
- 建造物（けんぞうぶつ） — structure, building