こう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. bauen; Bau; Bauarbeit; Arbeit
Kanji used
construction
occurence
Pitch accent
うじ
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Composed of
…Arbeiter; …Fabrikarbeiter; technische Oberschule
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
im Bau befindlich; Baustelle (Schildaufschrift); im Bau
öffentliche Bauarbeiten; öffentliche Arbeiten
Examples (4 in total)
The construction blocked the entrance to the street.
The sound of construction often blocks out the sound of the TV.
They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.