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Kanji: 建

KANJI
9 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
てる
 ON 音 
ケン
コン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
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:
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
(たてもの)
building
N4
()てる
to build
N4
(にかいだ)
two storied
N3
(けんせつ)
construction, establishment
N3
(けんちく)
construction, architecture
N2
()
to erect, to be erected, to be built
N1
(さいけん)
rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation
N1
(たてまえ)
face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
N1
(ほうけん)
feudalistic
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