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
difference
attack
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
under construction
craftsman; skilled artisan
subversive activities
factory manager; works manager
heavy industry
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
dodgy dealings; monkey business
industrial arts; craft
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
commerce and industry
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
artificial island; man-made island
factory worker
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
(factory) worker
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
engineering firm; contractor
mason; stonemason
handiwork; ware
artificial respirator; ventilator
starting (construction) work
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
construction at top speed
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
processed goods; finished goods
craftsman; artisan
manufacturing plant; production facility
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
concocting an alibi
shipwright; boatbuilder
completion of construction
processing technology; processing technique
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
artisan; mechanic
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
female factory worker
workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan
method of construction
building time; construction period
artificial muscle; synthetic muscle
factory or industrial district or area
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
commerce and industry
department of science and engineering
riparian works; flood-control works
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
swordsmith; swordmaker
mechanical engineering
technical high school; industrial high school
painter; artist
bamboo work; bamboo ware
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
engineering course
Ministry of Works (Tang-dynasty China)
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
handicrafts
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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
skilled worker; skilled labour
mechanical brain; computer
artificial internal organ
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
computer science; information engineering
industrial area; factory zone
construction cost
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
work schedule; progress schedule; process chart
artificial grass (lawn)
leathercraft; leatherwork
levee protection works
paper mill; paper factory
ergonomics; human factors; human engineering
craft; craftsman
electrical engineering
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
spy; special agent; covert operative
crab-canning boat
machinist; mechanic
science and technology
unprocessed; raw; unfinished
construction costs; installation cost
chemical plant; chemical factory; chemical works
artificial valve; artificial heart valve
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
fair; bazaar; bazar
engineering; engineering works
Doctor of Engineering
electrician; electrical engineering; electric works (following company name)
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
woodwork; woodworking
processing industries
commercial and industrial men
industrialized nation; industrialised nation
technical college
ironworking; ironworker
art works, traditional artifacts and antiques; artistic handicrafts; decorative art
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
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
setting to work
science and technology
naval arsenal; naval shipyard
handiwork; handicraft; homemade
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
artificial planet; man-made planet
production process; industrial operation
technical college or institute
bribery scheme; acquisition maneuver
agriculture and industry
internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public
automobile industry
factory ship; repair ship; spy ship
processing cost
peace initiative; peace overture
construction area; section of a construction project
Bachelor of Engineering
ceremony to mark completion
auto-repair shop; service station; garage
propaganda work; propaganda efforts (maneuvers)
pipe laying; plumbing
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
disassembly plant; wrecking yard; chop shop
pressman; printer
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
groundbreaking or cornerstone-laying ceremony
presswork; press working; pressing; press forging
drawing and manual arts room; arts and craft room
manufactured article; work; (a) construction; structure
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
materials science and engineering
mining and manufacturing industry
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
meat analogue; meat substitute; cultured meat; lab-grown meat
craftsman; artisan
processing fees
household or cottage industry
higher technical school
precision machining; precision cutting
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill
iron workers shop; ironworks
typesetter; compositor
surface treatment; surface machining; facing
renovation work; remodeling; remodelling
tailor; seamstress
factory closure; factory shutdown; lockout (e.g. during industrial dispute)
equal workmanship but different style
arts and crafts; artistic handicraft; fine and applied art
industrial wastewater; liquid waste from a factory
no filter (photo); (lit.) without processing
labourer; laborer; workman
drafted (factory) worker; conscripted worker; forced laborer
factory worker with a fixed term contract of employment
woodworker; carpenter
drainage (sewerage) works
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
aeronautical engineering
pacification work (activity)
cherry bark work; cherry bark art
chemical engineering
railroad construction work
urban engineering; municipal engineering
completion of construction work
artificial language (e.g. Esperanto); constructed language; conlang; language for defining structures, logic, etc. (e.g. XML, HTML, etc.)
coating; painting; painter
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings
male worker; male machine operator
japanning; lacquer work
spade work; preliminaries
construction worker employed on scaffolding; fitter; rigger
foundation engineering
shipwright; boatbuilder
equipment installation; installation work
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
leathercraft; leatherwork
artificial incubation; artificial hatching
artificial rain
handicraft object; piece of handicraft work
artificial earthquake
processing plant; processing facility; processing equipment
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)
department of science and technology
industrial standard; engineering standard
artificial rain; rainmaking; cloud seeding
processed milk; manufactured milk
metallurgical worker
skilled artisan
erotic; pornographic; obscene
multi-skilled worker; cross-trained worker
post-processing (a (partially) finished product); after-processing; modification; machining
workman; construction worker; hand
the industrial world
a spinner; spinning mill employee
artificial respiration technique
artificial flavoring; synthetic perfume
straw work; straw craft
one's financial standing
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
carver; engraver; sculptor
vegetable plant; vegetable factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables
artificial bladder; artificial urinary bladder
sheet metal worker
underground activities; secret maneuvering
plant factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables
worker who only does one task; single skill 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.
tools for machine operation and maintenance; machine tool; power tool; machines and tools
ultra-precision machining; ultra-precision cutting
woodworking tool
acoustic engineering; acoustical engineering
notation system for the sanshin
type of works; work item
leatherworker; leathercrafter
production engineering; industrial engineering
priming materials
article of tortoise shell; tortoiseshell work
heavy rescue vehicle; rescue truck
don't complain until the job is finished; the end crowns the work
pregnancy resulting from artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, etc. (esp. of animals)
industrial output; industrial production
metal worker
automobile mechanic; auto mechanic; car mechanic; garage mechanic
silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)
environmental engineering
factory boat (ship); floating cannery
artificial tooth; fake teeth
dormitory for factory workers
industrial complex; industrial park
energy engineering; energy systems engineering
jigs and tools
polishing process; glazing process
(rights to) industrial property
Doctor of Engineering
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
communications engineering
artificial hip; hip prosthesis
electrical discharge machining; electro-discharge machining; EDM
artificial exhaust heat
no filter (photo); (lit.) without processing
temporary worker
marine engineering; naval architecture
manufactured article
farrier; horseshoer; blacksmith
method of demolition; demolition method
currying of political favor; buying political influence
bottle feeding; artificial nourishment
artificial pollination; hand pollination; mechanical pollination
laser processing; laser machining
armorer; armourer
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.