Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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

movementThe 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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