This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、コン、た.てる、た.て、-だ.て、た.つ
Romaji: ken, kon, ta.teru, ta.te, -da.te, ta.tsu
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: たけ、たつ、たて
Romaji: take, tatsu, tate
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Romaji

Meaning

build

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  54
Frequency:  300
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  3-3-6
Korean Reading:  geon
Chinese Reading:  jian4
Unicode:  5efa
JIS:  377A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3090
Nelson Index: 1549
New Nelson Index: 1660
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2q6.2
Four Corner Index: 1540.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 473
Gakken Index: 244
Japanese Names Index: 995
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9574
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0652
Remembering the kanji Index: 391
Busy People Index: 3.12
Kanji Way Index: 278
Kanji Flashcards Index: 166
Kodansha Compact Index: 600
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 498
Kanji in Context Index: 1055
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1965
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2661
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 398
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 417
Essential Kanji Index: 363
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3834
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3567
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 391
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 524

Words

建て (たて)
contract; commitment
建設 (けんせつ)
construction; establishment
建物 (たてもの)
building
建てる (たてる)
to build; to construct
再建 (さいけん)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
梟帥 (たける)
leader of a fearless tribe
建築 (けんちく)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
建造 (けんぞう)
building; construction
再建 (さいこん)
(temple or shrine) rebuilding
創建 (そうけん)
establishment; foundation
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