build

(write) + (buildbottom)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
MR
Make sure and don't confuse this with the MOTION radical !
Motion has a dot on the left side, but build- on the left side - has a spiky, zig-zag line that makes it look kind of like the number 3.

Mutants

buildbottom

Onyomi

KEN

KENNY built a ladder out of Hell, which is why he kept coming back to life.

Mnemonic

The Mutant Radical for build looks like the MR for motion (), but the 'build' guy has the number '3' on the side.

So!

In order to build that building, you'll need to write 3 blueprints.

Kunyomi

( ) た*てる I build some shit
★★★☆☆
( ) た*つ to be erected
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

建物(たてもの)

building ★★★★☆ KUNKUN
(build) + (animal / thing) = 建物 (building)

any kind of building - western OR japanese.

建築家(けんちくか)

architect ★★★☆☆
(architecture) + (home) = 建築家 (architect)

建築(けんちく)

architecture ★★★☆☆
(build) + (architect) = 建築 (architecture)

architecture. So help me God I'll never spell that word right.

建前(たてまえ)

The way one behaves in public ★★☆☆☆ CCWKUNKUN
(build) + (before) = 建前 (The way one behaves in public)

one's principles, one's public position. (i.e. never drinking tang, being anti-abortion) (as opposed to 本音, one's private feelings)

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Synonyms

buildings
ビル 建物   
feudalism
幕府    封建主義