Translation guide
A place where a building or other structure is being built or repaired.
The physical location where construction work is taking place.
The most common and general term for a construction site. Used for building, road, and civil engineering works.
There's a construction site ahead.
Please wear a helmet at the construction site.
Specifically refers to building construction sites, often for larger structures like buildings or bridges. Slightly more formal.
I toured the construction site of the new building.
A shorter, more casual term often used by workers or in context where the type of site is clear. Can mean 'site' in general.
There's a meeting at the site tomorrow.
Specifically a site for road, bridge, or infrastructure construction.
A place where a building is being torn down.
Specifically a demolition site. Often used for buildings being taken down.
The demolition site of the old apartment is dangerous.
工事現場 is the broadest term covering all types of construction, including roads and civil works. 建設現場 is more specific to building construction (e.g., houses, skyscrapers). In everyday conversation, 工事現場 is more common.
The English loanword サイト is not used for construction sites. Use 現場 or 工事現場 instead.
The construction site is noisy.
Keep out of the construction site.
Heavy machinery is used at the civil engineering site.