建 = 廴 + 聿

建 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “build”. It is built from 廴 (long stride) and 聿 (brush). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 417. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: build
RTK frame: 417
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ケン, コン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): た.てる, た.て, -だ.て, た.つ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: строить
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 建 build

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 建

How to find 建 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “long stride” + “brush”. 建 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 建 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.