Illustration: At a fenced construction site beside a suburban canal, a crane lowers a new pedestrian-bridge span toward two newly completed concrete supports. Helmeted workers in safety harnesses guide the suspended section with tag lines from protected platforms.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

建けん設せつ

kensetsu

construction

Example sentences

  1. その金かねは体育館たいいくかんの建設けんせつに当あてられた。

    The money was appropriated for building the gymnasium.

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  2. 新あたらしい橋はしの建設けんせつが進行中しんこうちゅうだ。

    The new bridge is in process of construction.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この労働者達ろうどうしゃたちは道路どうろを建設けんせつしている。

    These workmen are constructing a road.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 建設

  • 建buildOnケン・コンKunたてる・たて・たつ
  • 設establishment; provisionOnセツKunもうける

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