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Characters Pronunciation
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Simple Dictionary Definition


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gài
    gai4
kai
 futa(p); futa
    ふた(P); フタ

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Guy
lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build
cover; lid; cap; (surname) Kinugasa
A cover, anything that screens, hides, or hinders; to build; then, for. The passions which delude the real mind so that it does not develop. A hat, or umbrella, or any cover. The canopy over a Buddha.

建造

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jiàn zào
    jian4 zao4
chien tsao
 kenzou / kenzo
    けんぞう

More info & calligraphy:

Kenzo
to construct; to build
(noun, transitive verb) building; construction; (personal name) Takezou

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xiū
    xiu1
hsiu
 yoshimi
    よしみ
to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class)
(given name) Yoshimi
To put in order, mend, cultivate, observe. Translit. su, sū. Cf. 須; 蘇.


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lěi
    lei3
lei
rampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc

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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 yakata
    やかた
to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
(n,n-suf,n-pref) contract; commitment; (archaism) leader of a fearless tribe; (personal name) Yakata
To found, set up, establish, build.

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    da3
ta
 da
    だ
to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from
(n,ctr) {sports} hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
To beat, strike, make, do; used for many kinds of such action.

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    da1
ta
 tō
to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]
to don


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yíng
    ying2
ying
 ei / e
    えい
camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for
(surname) Ei
occupied


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pán
    pan2
p`an
    pan
 ban
    ばん
plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess
(1) board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (2) (phonograph) record; disc; disk; (suffix noun) (3) board; panel; plate; (personal name) Ban
A dish, plate; round, to coil, wind up; to go about, travel, convey; to inquire about, interrogate. Translit. pa, ba, bha, va; cf. 般, 半, etc.


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zhù
    zhu4
chu
 chiku
    ちく
to build; to construct; to ram; to hit; Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
(prefix) (1) (before a number of years, e.g. 築十年) ... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); (suffix) (2) (after a time, e.g. 1980年築) built in ...; (surname) Tsukisaki

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zào
    zao4
tsao
variant of 造, to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture

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zào
    zao4
tsao
 raizou / raizo
    らいぞう
to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops
(given name) Raizou
Create, make, build. Hurried, careless.

作る

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 tsukuru
    つくる
(transitive verb) (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.)

修建

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xiū jiàn
    xiu1 jian4
hsiu chien
to build; to construct

修築


修筑

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xiū zhù
    xiu1 zhu4
hsiu chu
 shuuchiku / shuchiku
    しゅうちく
to build
(noun, transitive verb) repair; renovation; restoration

修造

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xiū zào
    xiu1 zao4
hsiu tsao
 shuzou; shuuzou / shuzo; shuzo
    しゅぞう; しゅうぞう
to build; to repair
(noun, transitive verb) repairing (a temple, shrine, etc.); (male given name) Shouzou

再建

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zài jiàn
    zai4 jian4
tsai chien
 saikon
    さいこん
to reconstruct; to build another
(noun, transitive verb) (temple or shrine) rebuilding

創る

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 tsukuru
    つくる
(transitive verb) (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.)

創製


创制

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chuàng zhì
    chuang4 zhi4
ch`uang chih
    chuang chih
 sousei / sose
    そうせい
to create; to inaugurate; to contrive; to build (a mechanism)
(noun, transitive verb) invention; origination; discovery

加蓋


加盖

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jiā gài
    jia1 gai4
chia kai
to seal (with an official stamp); to stamp; (fig.) to ratify; to put a lid on (a cooking pot); to cap; to build an extension or additional story

動土


动土

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dòng tǔ
    dong4 tu3
tung t`u
    tung tu
to break ground (prior to building something); to start building

壘砌


垒砌

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lěi qì
    lei3 qi4
lei ch`i
    lei chi
to build a structure out of layered bricks or stones

壯陽


壮阳

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zhuàng yáng
    zhuang4 yang2
chuang yang
(TCM) to build up one's kidney yang; to boost male sex drive

建成

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jiàn chéng
    jian4 cheng2
chien ch`eng
    chien cheng
 tatsunari
    たつなり
to establish; to build
(given name) Tatsunari

建設


建设

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jiàn shè
    jian4 she4
chien she
 kensetsu
    けんせつ
to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
(noun, transitive verb) construction; establishment

引物

see styles
 inbutsu
    いんぶつ
present (to build up a "friendship" with someone); bribe

強身


强身

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qiáng shēn
    qiang2 shen1
ch`iang shen
    chiang shen
to strengthen one's body; to keep fit; to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc)

成す

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 nasu
    なす
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to build up; to establish; (2) (kana only) to form; to become (a state); (3) (kana only) to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; (4) (kana only) to change into; (5) (kana only) to do; to perform; (auxiliary verb) (6) (archaism) to intend to; to attempt; to try

打造

see styles
dǎ zào
    da3 zao4
ta tsao
to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal)

拉近

see styles
lā jìn
    la1 jin4
la chin
to pull sb close to oneself; (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离[ju4 li2]) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)

拔高

see styles
bá gāo
    ba2 gao1
pa kao
to raise (one's voice); to overrate; to build up; to stand out; outstanding

接龍


接龙

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jiē lóng
    jie1 long2
chieh lung
to build up a sequence; a succession of things, each linked to the previous one

搭建

see styles
dā jiàn
    da1 jian4
ta chien
to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

搭蓋


搭盖

see styles
dā gài
    da1 gai4
ta kai
to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up

整訓


整训

see styles
zhěng xùn
    zheng3 xun4
cheng hsün
to drill troops; to build up and train

架構


架构

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jià gòu
    jia4 gou4
chia kou
 kakou / kako
    かこう
to construct; to build; structure; framework; architecture
framework; frame; structure

架空

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jià kōng
    jia4 kong1
chia k`ung
    chia kung
 kakuu(p); gakuu / kaku(p); gaku
    かくう(P); がくう
to build (a hut etc) on stilts; to install (power lines etc) overhead; (fig.) unfounded; impractical; (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) (かくう only) fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; fabricated; (can act as adjective) (2) aerial; overhead

構築


构筑

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gòu zhù
    gou4 zhu4
kou chu
 kouchiku / kochiku
    こうちく
to build; to construct
(noun, transitive verb) construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation; architecture (systems, agreement, etc.)

渡す

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 watasu
    わたす
(transitive verb) (1) to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse; (transitive verb) (2) to lay across; to build across; (transitive verb) (3) to hand over; to hand in; to pass; to give; to transfer

為す

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 nasu
    なす
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to build up; to establish; (2) (kana only) to form; to become (a state); (3) (kana only) to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; (4) (kana only) to change into; (5) (kana only) to do; to perform; (auxiliary verb) (6) (archaism) to intend to; to attempt; to try

熾す

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 okosu
    おこす
(transitive verb) (See 起こす・3) to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light

營建


营建

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yíng jiàn
    ying2 jian4
ying chien
to build; to construct

營造


营造

see styles
yíng zào
    ying2 zao4
ying tsao
to build (housing); to construct; to make

稱霸


称霸

see styles
chēng bà
    cheng1 ba4
ch`eng pa
    cheng pa
lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom

築く

see styles
 kizuku
    きずく
(transitive verb) (1) to build; to construct; to erect; (transitive verb) (2) to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

築巢


筑巢

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zhù cháo
    zhu4 chao2
chu ch`ao
    chu chao
to nest; to build a nest

籌建


筹建

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chóu jiàn
    chou2 jian4
ch`ou chien
    chou chien
to prepare to build something

結廬


结庐

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jié lú
    jie2 lu2
chieh lu
to build one's house

聚積


聚积

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jù jī
    ju4 ji1
chü chi
to accumulate; to collect; to build up

肈建


肇建

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zhào jiàn
    zhao4 jian4
chao chien
to build (for the first time); to create (a building)

興す

see styles
 okosu
    おこす
(transitive verb) (1) to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to revive; to promote; to make prosperous; (transitive verb) (2) (See 起こす・4) to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up; to launch; to commence

興建


兴建

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xīng jiàn
    xing1 jian4
hsing chien
 kōken
to build; to construct
to build

蓋房


盖房

see styles
gài fáng
    gai4 fang2
kai fang
to build a house

補養


补养

see styles
bǔ yǎng
    bu3 yang3
pu yang
to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health

造る

see styles
 tsukuru
    つくる
(transitive verb) (1) to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; (2) to prepare (food term); to brew (alcohol); (3) to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; (4) to till; (5) to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; (6) to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; (7) to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; (8) to have (a child); (9) to make up (one's face, etc.); (10) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); (11) to form (a line, etc.); (12) to set (a record); (13) to commit (a sin, etc.)

集結


集结

see styles
jí jié
    ji2 jie2
chi chieh
 shuuketsu / shuketsu
    しゅうけつ
to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal
(n,vs,vt,vi) massing (of troops); gathering
to collect

音物

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 inmotsu
    いんもつ
    inbutsu
    いんぶつ
present (to build up a "friendship" with someone); bribe

願主


愿主

see styles
yuàn zhǔ
    yuan4 zhu3
yüan chu
 ganshu
    がんしゅ
temple petitioner; (surname) Ganshu
The original resolve in a previous existence which incites a man to build a pagoda, copy a sutra, etc., leading him to become Buddha or reach the Pure Land.

養う

see styles
 yashinau
    やしなう
(transitive verb) (1) to support; to maintain; to provide for; (transitive verb) (2) to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; (transitive verb) (3) to adopt (a child); (transitive verb) (4) to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to foster; (transitive verb) (5) to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

仕込む

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 shikomu
    しこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to train; to teach; to educate; (transitive verb) (2) to acquire (information); to learn; to cram; (transitive verb) (3) to stock; to stock up on; (transitive verb) (4) to prepare (esp. ingredients for brewing); (transitive verb) (5) to insert; to build into; to fit

地上権

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 chijouken / chijoken
    ちじょうけん
surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies

容作る

see styles
 katachizukuru
    かたちづくる
(v5r,vi) to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

巣くう

see styles
 sukuu / suku
    すくう
(v5u,vi) (1) to build (a nest); to nest; (2) to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

巣食う

see styles
 sukuu / suku
    すくう
(ateji / phonetic) (v5u,vi) (1) to build (a nest); to nest; (2) to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

建てる

see styles
 tateru
    たてる
(transitive verb) to build; to construct

形作る

see styles
 katachizukuru
    かたちづくる
(v5r,vi) to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

形造る

see styles
 katachizukuru
    かたちづくる
(v5r,vi) to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

搏感情

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bó gǎn qíng
    bo2 gan3 qing2
po kan ch`ing
    po kan ching
(Tw) to build up a rapport; to cultivate a warm relationship (from Taiwanese 跋感情, Tai-lo pr. [pua̍h-kám-tsîng])

搭架子

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dā jià zi
    da1 jia4 zi5
ta chia tzu
to put up scaffolding; to build a framework; to launch an enterprise

新建ち

see styles
 shindachi
    しんだち
(1) newly rebuilt house; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) to build a house anew

木積り

see styles
 kizumori
    きづもり
person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans

架ける

see styles
 kakeru
    かける
(transitive verb) (kana only) (sometimes written 掛ける) to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)

構える

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 kamaeru
    かまえる
(transitive verb) (1) to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain; (transitive verb) (2) to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); (transitive verb) (3) to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for; (v1,vi) (4) to put on an air; to assume an attitude; (v1,vi) (5) to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal; (transitive verb) (6) to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign; (transitive verb) (7) to plan; to scheme

爭面子


争面子

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zhēng miàn zi
    zheng1 mian4 zi5
cheng mien tzu
to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc); to make oneself look good; to build up one's image

造輿論


造舆论

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zào yú lùn
    zao4 yu2 lun4
tsao yü lun
to build up public opinion; to create a fuss

一帶一路


一带一路

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yī dài yī lù
    yi1 dai4 yi1 lu4
i tai i lu
Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese government plan to provide finance and engineering expertise to build infrastructure across Eurasia and northeast Africa, unveiled in 2013

仕え奉る

see styles
 tsukaematsuru
    つかえまつる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) (polite language) to serve; to build as commanded

勤儉建國


勤俭建国

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qín jiǎn jiàn guó
    qin2 jian3 jian4 guo2
ch`in chien chien kuo
    chin chien chien kuo
(idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work

堤を築く

see styles
 tsutsumiokizuku
    つつみをきずく
(exp,v5k) to build an embankment

売り込む

see styles
 urikomu
    うりこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to build a market for; to promote (a product); to sell; to become well known; (transitive verb) (2) to promote oneself; to sell oneself; (transitive verb) (3) to sell heavily

巣をくう

see styles
 suokuu / suoku
    すをくう
(exp,v5u) (See 巣くう・1) to build a nest; to nest

庵を結ぶ

see styles
 ioriomusubu
    いおりをむすぶ
(exp,v5b) to build oneself a hermitage

建て回す

see styles
 tatemawasu
    たてまわす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to build around

建て増す

see styles
 tatemasu
    たてます
(transitive verb) to extend (building); to build on

建築条件

see styles
 kenchikujouken / kenchikujoken
    けんちくじょうけん
obligation to use a specific building firm to build a house on a bought plot of land

形づくる

see styles
 katachizukuru
    かたちづくる
(v5r,vi) to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

掛け渡す

see styles
 kakewatasu
    かけわたす
(transitive verb) to build (a bridge) over a river

木積もり

see styles
 kizumori
    きづもり
person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans

白手起家

see styles
bái shǒu qǐ jiā
    bai2 shou3 qi3 jia1
pai shou ch`i chia
    pai shou chi chia
(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch

積上げる

see styles
 tsumiageru
    つみあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); (2) to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

築室道謀


筑室道谋

see styles
zhù shì dào móu
    zhu4 shi4 dao4 mou2
chu shih tao mou
lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do; without a clue

苦心經營


苦心经营

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kǔ xīn jīng yíng
    ku3 xin1 jing1 ying2
k`u hsin ching ying
    ku hsin ching ying
to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts

財を成す

see styles
 zaionasu
    ざいをなす
(exp,v5s) to build a fortune

踏まえる

see styles
 fumaeru
    ふまえる
(transitive verb) (1) to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have origin in; (transitive verb) (2) to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

逐漸增加


逐渐增加

see styles
zhú jiàn zēng jiā
    zhu2 jian4 zeng1 jia1
chu chien tseng chia
to increase gradually; to build up

都市ガス

see styles
 toshigasu
    としガス
city gas; mains gas; gas supplied to buildings via pipes

陶冶情操

see styles
táo yě qíng cāo
    tao2 ye3 qing2 cao1
t`ao yeh ch`ing ts`ao
    tao yeh ching tsao
to cultivate one's mind; to build character

プレカット

see styles
 purekatto
    プレカット
pre-cut (e.g. of timber before taken to building site)

作りあげる

see styles
 tsukuriageru
    つくりあげる
(transitive verb) to make up; to fabricate; to build up; to complete; to construct

作りつける

see styles
 tsukuritsukeru
    つくりつける
(Ichidan verb) to build in

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.

No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

The following titles are just to help people who are searching for an Asian dictionary to find this page.

Japanese Kanji Dictionary

Free Asian Dictionary

Chinese Kanji Dictionary

Chinese Words Dictionary

Chinese Language Dictionary

Japanese Chinese Dictionary