| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 建てる | たてる | to build, to construct |
| 建 | けん | Japanese first name (male) |
| 建つ | たつ | to build |
| 建前 | たてまえ | principle, theory |
| 建て増し | たてまし | extension |
| 建国 | けんこく | national founding day |
| 家を建て | いえをたてる | to build a house |
| 建て | ～だて | two storied, separate housing |
| 建物 | たてもの | a building |
| 建立 | けんりゅう | erection |
| 建築 | けんちく | architecture |
| 建設 | けんせつ | (act of) building, construction |
| 建設物 | けんせつぶつ | a building |
| 建議 | けんぎ | proposal |
| 一戸建て | いっこだて | (separate) house |
| 二階建て | にかいだて | two-storied building |
| 再建 | さいけん | rebuilding, reconstruction, rehabilitation |
| 卯建 | うだつ | short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole |
| 卯建が上がらない | うだつがあがらない | no hope of getting ahead |
| 卯建のあがらない | うだつのあがらない | lacking potential for advancement, no-hoper |
| 建て坪 | たてつぼ | floor space |
| 建坪 | たてつぼ | floor space |
| 建碑 | けんぴ | erection of a monument |
| 建築士 | けんちくし | (authorized) architect and builder (authorised) |
| 建築学 | けんちくがく | architecture |
| 建設省 | けんせつしょう | Ministry of Construction |
| 建造物 | けんぞうぶつ | structure |
| 本建築 | ほんけんちく | permanent construction |