建

Build

Also: Construct

On'yomi

  • けん ken
  • こん kon

Kun'yomi

  • た(てる) tateru
  • だ(て) date
Stroke count
9
Radical
廴 long stride · Kangxi radical 54
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 4

建 has 9 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 廴 (long stride), number 54. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 4 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 4 kanji list · All kanji