日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsfabricate, build, construct
On'yomiチク
Kun'yomiきず
Strokes16
Radical

Compounds

  • structural alteration (of a building), reconstruction, rebuilding, remodelling

  • construction, building, putting up, erecting

Example sentences

  • They set about building a house.

  • He has built up an excellent business.

  • He made his fortune from commerce.

  • When my home had an extension built I only had this room fitted with soundproofing and an internal lock.

  • He estimates that the new house will cost roughly thirty million yen.

  • Thank to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled threefold.

  • Building materials are expensive now.

  • From the standpoint of architectural design, there can be more alternatives to this approach.