# 造 — create; structure

造 means “create; structure”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ゾウ (zou). Kun'yomi: つく(る) (tsukuru). You'll see it in words such as 造る (tsukuru, “to make; to produce”).

- Meaning: create; structure
- On'yomi: ゾウ (zou)
- Kun'yomi: つく(る) (tsukuru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Change & making 2

## How to remember 造

Announce (告) it along the road (辶), then build it: create.

Parts: 告 announce · 辶 road

## Words with 造

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 造る | つくる (tsukuru) | to make; to produce |
| 造り | つくり (tsukuri) | making; producing |

## Don't confuse it with

[告](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/announce/) · [週](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/week/) · [遠](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/far/) · [呂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine/)

## More in the “Change & making 2” set

[構](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/construct/) · [補](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/supplement/) · [展](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/unfold/) · [造](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/create/) · [復](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/restore/) · [整](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/arrange/)

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