Translation guide
A construction made of earth, such as a mound, embankment, or fortification. In Japanese, the term depends on the type and purpose.
A structure built by moving or shaping earth, often for civil engineering or military purposes.
General term for earthwork or earthmoving work in construction and civil engineering.
The earthwork for this road will start next month.
Civil engineering works, often including earthworks, but broader in scope.
This road is closed due to civil engineering works.
A long raised mound of earth, often for roads, railways, or flood control.
Embankment or fill; earth that has been piled up to raise the ground level.
The railway embankment collapsed due to heavy rain.
Levee or dike; an embankment built to prevent flooding.
Bank or embankment, often grassy, along a river or road.
A defensive structure made of earth, such as a rampart or trench.
An ancient mound or earth structure of historical interest.
盛土 is a general term for raised earth, often in construction. 土手 is a grassy bank, often naturally formed or less engineered. 堤防 is specifically a levee for flood control.
Build a house on an embankment.
Cherry trees are planted on the bank.
Work is underway to reinforce the levee.
川の堤防が決壊した。
The river levee broke.
The children are playing on the embankment.
The remains of the earthen rampart still exist.
They built a redoubt to prepare for the enemy attack.
貝塚から縄文時代の土器が出土した。
Jomon period pottery was excavated from the shell midden.