To Build
To Construct
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means build so the verb vocab version is to build.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: Think about what happens when you build something. What are you doing? You're standing it up. How do you say "to stand" in Japanese? たてる. That's the reading of this word as well. If you think about it they're similar!
１９０２年に建てる
to construct in 1902
親の土地に建てる
to construct on one's parent's land
親のために建てる
to construct for one's parents
東京で建てる
to construct in Tokyo
ハウスメーカーで建てる
to use a home construction company to build something
自分で建てる
to construct by oneself
家を建てる
to construct a home
ビルを建てる
to construct a building
マンションを建てる
to construct an apartment building
この男は、とても丈夫な家を建てることで有名です。
This man is well known for building very sturdy houses.
その王は、山の上に信じられないほど美しいおしろを建てました。
The king built an unbelievably beautiful castle on top of the mountain.
我が社は、外国の子どもたちに学校を建ててあげるために貯金をしています。
Our company is saving money to build a school for children in another country.