建築(けんちく)

けんちく
noun / suru-verb
architecture, construction
1. architecture
The art and science of designing buildings.
日本(にほん)の伝統的(でんとうてき)な建築(けんちく)
Traditional Japanese architecture.
建築(けんちく)家(か)になりたい。
I want to become an architect.
古(ふる)い建築(けんちく)を見(み)るのが好(す)きだ。
I like looking at old architecture.
2. construction, building
The process of constructing buildings.
家(いえ)を建築(けんちく)する。
To construct a house.
新(あたら)しいビルを建築(けんちく)している。
They are constructing a new building.
この地域(ちいき)では、地震(じしん)に強(つよ)い建築(けんちく)が求(もと)められている。
In this area, earthquake-resistant construction is required.

建築(けんちく) covers both the field of architecture (design and planning of buildings) and the act of constructing buildings. It functions as a noun and a する verb.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 建築(けんちく)家(か): architect
  • 建築(けんちく)物(ぶつ): building, structure
  • 建築(けんちく)設計(せっけい): architectural design
  • 建築(けんちく)基準(きじゅん)法(ほう): building standards law
  • 建築(けんちく)資材(しざい): building materials

CONTRAST WITH 建設(けんせつ):
建築(けんちく) focuses on buildings and their design. 建設(けんせつ) is broader and includes roads, bridges, dams, and other infrastructure. A 建築(けんちく)家(か) designs buildings; a 建設(けんせつ)会社(がいしゃ) may build anything.

VERB USAGE:
建築(けんちく)する means to construct (a building). Often used in formal or technical contexts.

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Added 2026.1.11 16:26 · Revised 2026.2.16 16:05
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