Kanji: 建

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	廴 Radical name: えんにょう
Meaning:	Build
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	建物(たてもの)	building
N4	建(た)てる	to build
N4	二階建(にかいだ)て	two storied
N3	建設(けんせつ)	construction, establishment
N3	建築(けんちく)	construction, architecture
N2	建(た)つ	to erect, to be erected, to be built
N1	再建(さいけん)	rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation
N1	建前(たてまえ)	face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
N1	封建(ほうけん)	feudalistic