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N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

(きず)to build, to pile up, to amass

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to build, to construct, to erect

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

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

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    築く 【きずく】

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    Examples

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      (いし)堤防(ていぼう)(きず)く。

      Build a levee with stones.

      • N2

      (つち)(いし)土手(どて)(きず)きました。

      We built an embankment with soil and stones.

      • N2

      社長(しゃちょう)一代(いちだい)巨万(きょまん)(とみ)(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)交友(こうゆう)関係(かんけい)(きず)いた結果(けっか)、どちらの(くに)経済(けいざい)状況(じょうきょう)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)()(まえ)(かわ)堤防(ていぼう)(きず)いておいたので、(かわ)氾濫(はんらん)せずに()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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