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Kanji Detail for 造 - "create, build, construct"

  • Meaning

    造 means "create, build, construct."

    1. Create - To make; to build.

    2. Construct - To build; to erect.

    3. Reach - To arrive at; to attain.

    4. Beginning - The start; the origin.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    create; make; structure; physique

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    construct, build, make, begin; prepare

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture

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

    To create. Such as saying 造福一方 (bring blessings to an area), 造福無窮 (bring endless blessings). | To build. Such as 營造 (construct), 修造 (repair). All initiating matters is called 造. Such as Meng Tian invented the brush, Cai Lun invented paper. Also to fabricate. Such as saying 造謠生事 (spread rumors and cause trouble). | To visit. Such as saying 登門造室 (call at someone's door). Academic achievement is also called 造. Such as 深造 (pursue advanced studies), 造詣 (attainment). | Both parties to a case are called 兩造 (the two parties). Such as the plaintiff and defendant in a trial. Fortune tellers call male and female horoscopes 乾造 (male chart), 坤造 (female chart). | An era. 末造 means the end. From "Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial." | Suddenly. 造次 means hastily. Appears in "Analects."
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Sentences including

  • There are many famous old buildings in kyoto.

  • My house is built of wood.

  • The new bridge is under construction.

  • It will not be long before the bridge is built.

  • The bridge is made of stone.

  • Their house is being remodeled.

  • I don't like artificial flowers.

  • I have already packed my things.

  • They constructed a bridge.

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