How to say “construction” in Japanese | 工事 (こうじ、kōji)

26.09.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「工事 (こうじ、kōji)」means “construction.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word工事
Hiraganaこうじ
Romaji Readingkōji
English Meaningconstruction

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence家いえの近所きんじょで工事こうじをしている。
Romaji ReadingIe no kinjo de kōji o shite iru.
English MeaningMy neighborhood is undergoing construction. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence家の近所で工事をしています。
Romaji ReadingIe no kinjo de kōji o shite imasu.
English MeaningMy neighborhood is undergoing construction. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence自じ宅たくの外壁がいへき塗と装そうの工こう事じが20はつ日かから始はじまる。
Romaji ReadingJitaku no gaiheki tosō no kōji ga hatsuka kara hajimaru.
English MeaningThe exterior wall painting of my home will start on the 20th.
(Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence自宅の外壁塗装の工事が20日から始まります。
Romaji ReadingJitaku no gaiheki tosō no kōji ga nijū-nichi kara hajimarimasu.
English MeaningThe exterior wall painting of my home will start on the 20th.
(Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceこの工こう事じは、しばらく終おわりそうにない。
Romaji ReadingKono kōji wa, shibaraku owari-sō ni nai.
English MeaningThis construction doesn’t seem to be finished for a while. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentenceこの工事は、しばらく終わりそうにないです。
Romaji ReadingKono kōji wa, shibaraku owari-sō ni nai desu.
English MeaningThis construction doesn’t seem to be finished for a while. (Polite Form)

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