Keyword
construction
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig80
Readings
こう
(78%)
(17%)
(1%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a steel I-beam used during construction.

Used in kanji (31 in total)
empty air
attack
difference
fear
Used in vocabulary (654 in total)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
construction work
workshop; studio; atelier
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
artificial; unnatural
carpenter
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
(manufacturing) industry
tool; implement
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
artificial intelligence; AI
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
engineering
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
handicraft; industrial art object
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
subversive activities
under construction
craftsman; skilled artisan
heavy industry
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
factory manager; works manager
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
dodgy dealings; monkey business
industrial arts; craft
commerce and industry
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
artificial island; man-made island
(factory) worker
factory worker
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
engineering firm; contractor
mason; stonemason
handiwork; ware
artificial respirator; ventilator
starting (construction) work
construction at top speed
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
craftsman; artisan
processed goods; finished goods
manufacturing plant; production facility
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
shipwright; boatbuilder
processing technology; processing technique
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
completion of construction
concocting an alibi
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
artisan; mechanic
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
method of construction
female factory worker
workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
building time; construction period
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
factory or industrial district or area
riparian works; flood-control works
department of science and engineering
commerce and industry
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
mechanical engineering
swordsmith; swordmaker
technical high school; industrial high school
painter; artist
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
bamboo work; bamboo ware
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
engineering course
Ministry of Works (Tang-dynasty China)
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
handicrafts
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
spinning mill; cotton mill
workload; man-hour
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
engineering department
mother-of-pearl inlay
electronic engineering; electronics
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
handicraft industry
industrial area; factory zone
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
artificial internal organ
mechanical brain; computer
skilled worker; skilled labour
computer science; information engineering
leathercraft; leatherwork
work schedule; progress schedule; process chart
construction cost
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
artificial grass (lawn)
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
levee protection works
spy; special agent; covert operative
ergonomics; human factors; human engineering
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
craft; craftsman
paper mill; paper factory
electrical engineering
unprocessed; raw; unfinished
crab-canning boat
science and technology
construction costs; installation cost
machinist; mechanic
artificial valve; artificial heart valve
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
fair; bazaar; bazar
woodwork; woodworking
engineering; engineering works
Doctor of Engineering
electrician; electrical engineering; electric works (following company name)
ironworking; ironworker
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
technical college
processing industries
industrialized nation; industrialised nation
art works, traditional artifacts and antiques; artistic handicrafts; decorative art
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
setting to work
commercial and industrial men
carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife; cheap trick; simple trickery; petty stratagem
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
work of nature
handiwork; ware
science and technology
naval arsenal; naval shipyard
bribery scheme; acquisition maneuver
handiwork; handicraft; homemade
internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public
factory ship; repair ship; spy ship
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
artificial planet; man-made planet
production process; industrial operation
technical college or institute
processing cost
agriculture and industry
automobile industry
Bachelor of Engineering
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
peace initiative; peace overture
construction area; section of a construction project
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
ceremony to mark completion
auto-repair shop; service station; garage
presswork; press working; pressing; press forging
propaganda work; propaganda efforts (maneuvers)
manufactured article; work; (a) construction; structure
disassembly plant; wrecking yard; chop shop
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
pipe laying; plumbing
pressman; printer
groundbreaking or cornerstone-laying ceremony
drawing and manual arts room; arts and craft room
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
materials science and engineering
carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill
mining and manufacturing industry
meat analogue; meat substitute; cultured meat; lab-grown meat
craftsman; artisan
processing fees
household or cottage industry
higher technical school
precision machining; precision cutting
typesetter; compositor
surface treatment; surface machining; facing
iron workers shop; ironworks
tailor; seamstress
renovation work; remodeling; remodelling
industrial wastewater; liquid waste from a factory
arts and crafts; artistic handicraft; fine and applied art
factory closure; factory shutdown; lockout (e.g. during industrial dispute)
equal workmanship but different style
labourer; laborer; workman
railroad construction work
drafted (factory) worker; conscripted worker; forced laborer
no filter (photo); (lit.) without processing
factory worker with a fixed term contract of employment
woodworker; carpenter
small-business lender; firm that makes short-term loans to small and medium-sized businesses; shōkō lender; small-business loan; company loans made by nonbank financial institutions
drainage (sewerage) works
pacification work (activity)
aeronautical engineering
completion of construction work
artificial language (e.g. Esperanto); constructed language; conlang; language for defining structures, logic, etc. (e.g. XML, HTML, etc.)
chemical engineering
urban engineering; municipal engineering
cherry bark work; cherry bark art
male worker; male machine operator
coating; painting; painter
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings
handicraft object; piece of handicraft work
japanning; lacquer work
construction worker employed on scaffolding; fitter; rigger
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
equipment installation; installation work
leathercraft; leatherwork
foundation engineering
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
spade work; preliminaries
shipwright; boatbuilder
artificial rain
processing plant; processing facility; processing equipment
metallurgical worker
industrial standard; engineering standard
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
artificial earthquake
processed milk; manufactured milk
string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)
artificial rain; rainmaking; cloud seeding
department of science and technology
straw work; straw craft
erotic; pornographic; obscene
a spinner; spinning mill employee
artificial respiration technique
the industrial world
one's financial standing
skilled artisan
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
artificial flavoring; synthetic perfume
workman; construction worker; hand
multi-skilled worker; cross-trained worker
post-processing (a (partially) finished product); after-processing; modification; machining
underground activities; secret maneuvering
don't complain until the job is finished; the end crowns the work
carver; engraver; sculptor
tools for machine operation and maintenance; machine tool; power tool; machines and tools
vegetable plant; vegetable factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables
artificial bladder; artificial urinary bladder
sheet metal worker
workshop; Heian and Kamakura-period furniture workshop (established in temples and various government bodies); Edo period office which administered tenders for arms, armor, etc.
plant factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables
worker who only does one task; single skill worker
environmental engineering
article of tortoise shell; tortoiseshell work
silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)
ultra-precision machining; ultra-precision cutting
priming materials
factory boat (ship); floating cannery
industrial output; industrial production
type of works; work item
automobile mechanic; auto mechanic; car mechanic; garage mechanic
laser processing; laser machining
heavy rescue vehicle; rescue truck
woodworking tool
metal worker
notation system for the sanshin
communications engineering
leatherworker; leathercrafter
pregnancy resulting from artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, etc. (esp. of animals)
acoustic engineering; acoustical engineering
production engineering; industrial engineering
no filter (photo); (lit.) without processing
industrial complex; industrial park
armorer; armourer
energy engineering; energy systems engineering
method of demolition; demolition method
electrical discharge machining; electro-discharge machining; EDM
(rights to) industrial property
dormitory for factory workers
manufactured article
Doctor of Engineering
bottle feeding; artificial nourishment
polishing process; glazing process
marine engineering; naval architecture
farrier; horseshoer; blacksmith
artificial pollination; hand pollination; mechanical pollination
artificial tooth; fake teeth
artificial exhaust heat
jigs and tools
different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes
temporary worker
artificial hip; hip prosthesis
currying of political favor; buying political influence
completion of construction
crab-canning boat
cherry bark work; cherry bark art
construction worker employed on scaffolding; fitter; rigger
straw work; straw craft
notation system for the sanshin
leatherworker; leathercrafter
artificial pollination; hand pollination; mechanical pollination
encouragement of industry
processed paper; coated paper
dental bridge
finishing workman; finisher; fitter
finishing workman; finisher; fitter
artificial harbor; artificial harbour
artificial insemination
artificial lightning
artificial incubation (method)
artificial incubation (method)
knowledge engineering; information engineering
relief work; embossing
steel-frame construction work
(fully) automated factory
the oil and fat industry
assembler (e.g. in a factory); assemblyman; fitter
artificial language
industrialized countries; industrialised countries
woodworking tools; woodworking machines
underwater tunnel construction by sinking prefabricated box culverts
artificial insemination by sperm from husband
synthetic element; artificial element (i.e. technetium)
Deutsche Institut fuer Normung; DIN
processed data; raw data
test process; test stage; test period
weir (usu. for irrigation)
man-hour management; manpower management
factory accounting; factory bookkeeping; manufacturer's account
mould room technician (radiology)
processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)
job sequencing; routing; route
earthquake engineering
nucleonics; nuclear engineering
to and fro process; back and forth process; cooperative process; collaborative process
bridge (dentistry); bridgework
cutouts (of coloured paper)
cutouts (of coloured paper)
crease effect (textiles); crease process; wrinkle effect
crease effect (textiles); crease process; wrinkle effect
crease proofing; crease resistant finish
crease proofing; crease resistant finish
baby formula; bottle-feeding
processed starch; modified starch
processed starch; modified starch
processed starch; modified starch
processed starch; modified starch
industrial experimental station; industrial research institute; industrial testing station
artificial intelligence language; AI language
fletcher; fletching
artificial leaf
processed egg; processed egg product
knob-and-tube wiring; insulator wiring; electrical wiring strung on surface-mounted insulators
knob-and-tube wiring; insulator wiring; electrical wiring strung on surface-mounted insulators
fermentation engineering
climate engineering; geo-engineering
builder's risk insurance; construction insurance
migrant worker from the countryside (in China)
(rural) migrant worker (in China)
educational technology; education technology
management engineering
stonemason; mason; master stonemason
radio-frequency engineering
processed meat injected with a beef tallow mixture
online sockpuppet (who acts on behalf of a company or organization); paid troll
factory farming; confinement farming; intensive farming
heat and moisture exchanger; HME
general contractor; main contractor
processing by hand; manufacturing by hand
paper converting
photonics; optical engineering
earthquake engineering; seismic engineering
light-industrial district; semi-industrial area
heat transfer engineering
thermal engineering
Examples (165 in total)
You'll be in charge of the women working in this factory.
There is no factory in this village.
That factory is pretty far from the town center.