I Love Kanji築く (kizuku)
築く (きずく, kizuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to build; to construct”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きずく
- Romaji
- kizuku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to build; to construct; to erect · godan verb, transitive
- to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 築く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 築く | きずく kizuku |
| Polite (~masu) | 築きます | きずきます kizukimasu |
| Negative | 築かない | きずかない kizukanai |
| Polite negative | 築きません | きずきません kizukimasen |
| Past | 築いた | きずいた kizuita |
| Polite past | 築きました | きずきました kizukimashita |
| Negative past | 築かなかった | きずかなかった kizukanakatta |
| Te-form | 築いて | きずいて kizuite |
| Potential | 築ける | きずける kizukeru |
| Passive | 築かれる | きずかれる kizukareru |
| Causative | 築かせる | きずかせる kizukaseru |
| Volitional | 築こう | きずこう kizukou |
| Imperative | 築け | きずけ kizuke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 築けば | きずけば kizukeba |
Kanji in 築く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 築く.
Source: JMdict entry 1422140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.