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Kanji Detail for 筑 - "build"

筑

  • Meaning

    筑 means "build." Also associated with zheng.

    1. Zheng - An ancient stringed instrument similar to the koto.

    2. Build - To construct (archaic usage).

  • Tattoo check: 筑

    • Verified meaning: build
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ちく, つく)
    • Also carries these associations: zheng

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 筑

    Surnames 筑(ちく)Listen 筑(つく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    an ancient musical instrument

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ancient lute; build

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    building; a five-string lute

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A musical instrument shaped like a zither but larger. Strings installed at the head. Struck with bamboo. Hence named 筑.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chiku(チク) チク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    zheng build musical instrument construction erect assemble create architecture establish koto stringed ancient foundation framework

Sentences including 筑

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