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.
この先は工事現場です。
There's a construction site ahead.
工事現場ではヘルメットを着用してください。
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.
新しいビルの建設現場を見学した。
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.
明日は現場で会議がある。
There's a meeting at the site tomorrow.
Specifically a site for road, bridge, or infrastructure construction.
Explicitly a road construction site. Used on signs and in announcements.
道路工事現場のため、渋滞しています。
There's a traffic jam due to the road construction site.
Civil engineering works site, including roads, dams, and land development. Technical term.
土木工事現場では重機が使われている。
Heavy machinery is used at the civil engineering site.
A place where a building is being torn down.
Specifically a demolition site. Often used for buildings being taken down.
古いアパートの解体現場は危険だ。
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.
工事現場がうるさい。
The construction site is noisy.
工事現場に立ち入らないでください。
Keep out of the construction site.