Illustration: On a residential street in Japan, a fenced work area exposes a shallow trench and a section of water pipe. Helmeted workers guide a replacement pipe into position while a compact excavator stands with its bucket lowered nearby.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

工こう事じ

kouji

construction work

Example sentences

その工事こうじは住民じゅうみんからの強つよい反対はんたいにもかかわらず、続つづけられた。
They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.
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工事こうじは着々ちゃくちゃくと完成かんせいに近ちかづいている。
The construction work is steadily nearing completion.
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作業員さぎょういんは新あたらしい家いえに配線はいせん工事こうじをしている。
The workers are wiring the new house.
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Kanji in 工事

工craft; constructionOnコウ・ク・グ
事matter; thingOnジ・ズKunこと・つかう・つかえる

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