Meaning

Primary

To Build

Alternative

To Construct

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means build so the verb vocab version is to build.

Reading

たてる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Think about what happens when you build something. What are you doing? You're standing it up. How do you say "to stand" in Japanese? たてる. That's the reading of this word as well. If you think about it they're similar!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • マンションを建てる

    to construct an apartment building

    ビルを建てる

    to construct a building

    家を建てる

    to construct a home

Context Sentences

この地区には、新しい学校を建てる計画があります。

There are plans to build a new school in the area.

いつか俺も自分の家を建てたいな。

Someday I want to build my own house too.

大きな橋を建てるにはエンジニアが必要です。

Building a big bridge requires engineers.

Kanji Composition