けんちく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. construction; architecture (of buildings)
Alright, that's enough about construction.
Pitch accent
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んちく
Used in vocabulary (48 in total)
building; structure
architect
tall building; high-rise building
architectural style
wooden building; wooden architecture
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
architecture
under construction
building (construction) site
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
building expenses; construction costs
Gothic architecture
building industry; construction industry; building trade
builder; constructor
modern architecture; modernist architecture
Building Standards Act
illegal construction; illegally built house
civil engineering and construction
building construction
reconstruction; rebuilding
superstructure; upper stories
architectural history; history of architecture
baroque architecture
permanent construction
building certification; building confirmation
architectural firm; architectural company
architectural engineering
fireproof building
modernist architecture; modern architecture
Romanesque architecture
pseudo-Western architecture (of Meiji-period Japan)
postmodern architecture
a fireproof building
obligation to use a specific building firm to build a house on a bought plot of land
Building Research Institute
concrete-block building
Byzantine architecture
raised-floor architecture; stilt architecture
building officer (responsible for issuing building certifications, etc.)
building material; construction material
plot of land for sale under the condition that a specific building firm will be contracted to build a house on said plot
plot of land for sale under the condition that a specific building firm will be contracted to build a house on said plot
Xian University of Architecture & Technology; XAUAT
American Institute of Architecture
Examples (13 in total)
I used to work in construction.
Rome is famous for its ancient architecture.
So you used to work as a construction laborer.