建
건
As the first character — 10 words
건물
建物
building
TOPIK 1
건설
建設
construction
TOPIK 4
건설하다
建設-
to build, to construct
TOPIK 4
건축
建築
construction, architecture
TOPIK 4
건국
建國
establishment of a nation
TOPIK 5
건설되다
建設-
to become constructed
TOPIK 4
건립
建立
erection of a statue/tower
TOPIK 6
건축물
建築物
building, structure
TOPIK 5
건의
建議
proposal, suggestion
TOPIK 5
건축가
建築家
architect
TOPIK 5
As the last character — 1 word
3 other characters are also read 건
Characters it combines with
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Hanja spellings, word meanings and TOPIK grades from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
The reading 건 is derived from the alignment between these words' Hangul and their hanja spellings, not taken from a character dictionary — which is also why no 훈 is shown.