建築

• 読み: けんちく
• ローマ字: kenchiku
• 漢字の分解: 建 (ken) — build, erect; 築 (chiku) — construct, pile up
• 発音: /keɴ.t͡ɕi.kɯ/

意味

Construction; architecture. The art and practice of designing and constructing buildings.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (建築する). While 建設 covers large-scale construction broadly, 建築 focuses specifically on buildings and architectural design. Common compounds include 建築家 (architect), 建築物 (a building/structure), and 建築学 (architecture studies). Encompasses both the process and the art form.

例文

1. この神社は三百年前に建築されたものだ。
2. 彼女は有名な建築家を目指している。
3. 日本の伝統的な建築にはとても興味がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: architecture, real estate, art

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 建 (ken, to build) and 築 (chiku, to construct/pile up). The kanji 築 originally depicted building up layers of earth (竹 bamboo rods + 木 wood + 凡 earth mound), a traditional construction method.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal