How to say 'Construction' in Japanese | 工事

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The Japanese word for Construction is 'Kouji', written as 工事 in Japanese.'Construction' in hiragana is こうじ.

word

工事

Meaning

Construction

Reading

こうじ

kouji

Kanji

工Construction 事Thing

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '工事 (こうじ)' refers to 'construction' or 'construction work'. It is commonly used to describe the process of building or repairing structures, such as buildings, roads, or bridges. This term is often seen in signs or announcements related to ongoing construction projects. For example: The construction of the new bridge is underway「新しい橋の工事が進んでいます」(あたらしいはしのこうじがすすんでいます). Road construction is causing traffic delays「道路工事で渋滞が起きています」(どうろこうじでじゅうたいがおきています). The word can also be used in contexts like '工事中 (こうじちゅう)', which means 'under construction' and is often displayed at construction sites.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

630

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 工事

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

工

Meaning

Construction

kanji

事

Meaning

Thing

Words Related to 工事 Through the Kanji 工

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 工 as well.

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工場

Meaning

Factory

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加工

Meaning

Processing

word

工業

Meaning

Industry

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工学

Meaning

Engineering

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工学部

Meaning

Engineering

word

人工

Meaning

Artificial

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工夫

Meaning

Device, Scheme

word

工作

Meaning

Craft, Manipulation

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大工

Meaning

Carpenter

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細工

Meaning

Craft, Trick

Words Related to 工事 Through the Kanji 事

These 39 Words contain the Kanji 事 as well.

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事

Meaning

Thing, Matter

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仕事

Meaning

Work

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事件

Meaning

Incident

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事業

Meaning

Business

word

事実

Meaning

Fact

word

食事

Meaning

Meal

word

交通事故

Meaning

Accident

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事務

Meaning

Office work

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返事

Meaning

word

大事

Meaning

Important, Precious

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事情

Meaning

Circumstances

word

事故

Meaning

Accident

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事務所

Meaning

Office

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事務室

Meaning

Office

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記事

Meaning

Article

word

刑事

Meaning

Detective, Criminal case

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事態

Meaning

Situation

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軍事

Meaning

Military

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見事

Meaning

Complete, Splendid

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事項

Meaning

Item, Matter

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出来事

Meaning

Event

word

人事

Meaning

Personnel, Human affairs

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事例

Meaning

Example

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知事

Meaning

Governor

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当事

Meaning

Parties

word

理事

Meaning

Director

word

事前

Meaning

Advance, Prior

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事務員

Meaning

Clerk

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何事

Meaning

Matter, Incident

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行事

Meaning

Event

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家事

Meaning

Housework

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物事

Meaning

Things

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炊事

Meaning

Cooking

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事柄

Meaning

Matter, Affair

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無事

Meaning

Safely

word

従事

Meaning

Engagement

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検事

Meaning

Prosecutor

word

領事館

Meaning

Consulate

word

百科事典

Meaning

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