築く|きずくkizuku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto build; to construct; to erect
- godan verb, transitive verbto build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 築く（きずく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 築きます（きずきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 築かない（きずかない） |
| polite (masen) | 築きません（きずきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 築かず・築かぬ（きずかず・きずかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 築いた（きずいた） |
| polite (mashita) | 築きました（きずきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 築かなかった（きずかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 築きませんでした（きずきませんでした） |
| Te form | 築いて（きずいて） |
| Potential | 築ける（きずける） |
| Passive | 築かれる（きずかれる） |
| Causative | 築かせる（きずかせる） |
| Causative passive | 築かせられる・築かされる（きずかせられる・きずかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 築けば（きずけば） |
| tara | 築いたら（きずいたら） |
| Volitional | 築こう（きずこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 築きましょう（きずきましょう） |
| Imperative | 築け（きずけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym建築けんちくNeutralA noun for construction and architecture (「建築家」, 「木造建築」); it focuses on putting up buildings, while 「築く」 also builds up status and relationships figuratively.
- Synonym構築こうちくNeutralA noun for constructing systems and relationships, as in 「システムを構築する」; used mostly for abstract things.
- Synonym築き上げるきずきあげるNeutralBuilds something up through sustained effort, as in 「財産を築き上げる」; it stresses long-term accumulation, where 「築く」 is the plainer word for building or establishing.
- Synonym建立こんりゅうWrittenWritten word mainly for erecting temples, pagodas or monuments; its typical use is concrete, whereas 「築く」 routinely extends to status and relationships.
- Synonym建てるたてるNeutralThe everyday verb for putting up buildings or erecting statues and gravestones, as in 「家を建てる」; the most common choice in speech, and it centers on concrete structures.
- Synonym建設けんせつNeutralA noun for construction, as in 「ダムの建設」; mostly used for large-scale projects.
- Synonym築造ちくぞうNeutralA noun for building sturdy large structures such as dams and castle walls; leans toward written usage.
- Related造営ぞうえいFormalA formal term for building palaces, shrines and temples, used mostly in historical contexts.
- Related営造えいぞうFormalA formal term for building civil structures such as houses and roads; rarely used.
- Antonym壊すこわすNeutralTo break or destroy something; the direct opposite of 「築く」.
- Antonym崩すくずすNeutralTo demolish or tear down what has been built; an opposite of 「築く」.
- Antonym破壊するNeutralTo destroy; the opposite of the building and establishing done by 「築く」.
Use 「築く」 for building by piling up earth or stone, and for figuratively building status or relationships, as in 「城を築く」 and 「信頼関係を築く」. For houses say 「建てる」, for large projects 「建設」, for systems 「構築」; 「壊す」 is the opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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