Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (く), Transitive verb

築(きず)くto build, to pile up, to amass

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to build, to construct, to erect

      2. 2.

        to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.), to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.), to lay (a foundation)

    All Forms

    築く 【きずく】

    Details

      • き

      • ず

      • く

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    Examples

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    • 石(いし)で堤防(ていぼう)を築(きず)く。

      Build a levee with stones.

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    • 土(つち)と石(いし)で土手(どて)を築(きず)きました。

      We built an embankment with soil and stones.

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    • 社長(しゃちょう)は一代(いちだい)で巨万(きょまん)の富(とみ)を築(きず)いたそうです。

      It seems that the company president built up a huge fortune in one generation.

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    • 隣国(りんごく)と交友(こうゆう)関係(かんけい)を築(きず)いた結果(けっか)、どちらの国(くに)の経済(けいざい)状況(じょうきょう)も改善(かいぜん)した。

      As a result of building friendly relations with the neighboring country, the economic conditions of both countries improved.

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    • 大雨(おおあめ)が降(ふ)る前(まえ)に川(かわ)に堤防(ていぼう)を築(きず)いておいたので、川(かわ)が氾濫(はんらん)せずに済(す)みました。

      Because we had built a levee on the river before the heavy rain, the river did not overflow.

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