How to say 'Concrete' in Japanese | コンクリート

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The Japanese word for Concrete is 'Konkuriito', written as コンクリート in Japanese.

word

コンクリート

Meaning

Concrete

Reading

Konkuriito

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'コンクリート (konkuriito)' refers to the building material 'concrete'. It is commonly used in construction contexts to describe the hard, durable material made from cement, water, and aggregates like sand or gravel. For example: The building is made of concrete「その建物はコンクリートでできている」(そのたてものはコンクリートでできている). They poured concrete for the foundation「彼らは基礎にコンクリートを流し込んだ」(かれらはきそにコンクリートをながしこんだ). This word is a loanword from English and is written in katakana to reflect its foreign origin.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

5478

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word コンクリート

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

katakana

コ

Reading

katakana

ン

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katakana

ク

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katakana

リ

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katakana

ト

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