Japanese word

構築

Pronunciation

Romajikōchiku

Meaning

  • nounconstruction

Example

新しい制度の構築には時間がかかります。atara shi i sei do no kō chiku ni wa ji kan ga ka ka ri ma su

The construction of a new system takes time.

Illustration for 構築 (construction)

More examples

企業は顧客との信頼関係の構築を重視しています。ki gyō wa ko kyaku to no shin rai kan kei no kō chiku o jū shi shi te i ma su

Companies place importance on building trust with their customers.

Core concept

Presents the purposeful building of something coherent by arranging separate elements into a functioning whole.

Common phrases

  • 信頼関係の構築shin rai kan kei no kō chiku

    building a relationship of trust

  • 制度の構築sei do no kō chiku

    establishment of a system

  • 仕組みの構築shi ku mi no kō chiku

    building a framework

Similar words

建設kensetsu: The building of a large structure, system, or organization, often on a broad scale.
形成keisei: The process of bringing something into a particular form through gradual change or development.
確立kakuritsu: The act of making a system, relationship, or position firmly established.

Definition in Japanese

複数の要素を組み合わせて、建造物や仕組み、考えなどを意図的に作り上げること。fuku sū no yō so o ku mi a wa se te ken zō butsu ya shi ku mi kanga e na do o i to teki ni tsuku ri a ge ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese noun 構築 (kōchiku) is formed from 構 (kō, "to construct") and 築 (chiku, "to build"), giving it a basic sense of building something up.

Usage tips

  • Japanese often uses 構築 (kōchiku) in formal discussions of trust and institutions, where English may use build, develop, or establish rather than construction.

Other meanings

  • formulationnoun
  • establishmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 再構築saikōchikurebuildingnoun

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