Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 建


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Meaning

build, setup, erect

Pronunciation

KEN, KON
tatsu

Explanation

Left: movement , right: var. of write (A hand ナ/ヨ with three fingers holds a writing brush and writes two lines.)

Mnemonic

The brush needs to move (when painting), if you want to build.

Radicals

movement(The radical ennyou stands for movement and is similar to shinnyuu , which equally stands for movement.)
brush
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Vocabulary

二階建て にかいだて two storied
建てる たてる to build, to construct
建つ たつ to erect, to be erected, to be built
建立 こんりゅう construction (from temples, shrines), erection
建物 たてもの building
建築 けんちく construction, architecture
建築家 けんちくか architect, master builder
再建 さいけん (temple or shrine) rebuilding
封建 ほうけん feudalistic

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