Translation guide
A stonemason is a skilled worker who cuts, shapes, and builds with stone. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with specific occupational terms, but the concept can also be described more generally.
Referring to a person whose occupation is cutting, shaping, and building with stone, especially for construction or monuments.
The most common and direct term for a stonemason. It refers to a craftsman who works with stone, including cutting, shaping, and building.
He is a skilled stonemason.
Literally 'stone carpenter', this term emphasizes the building and construction aspect of stonemasonry, often used for those who build stone walls or structures.
The stonemason is building a stone wall.
A more formal or technical term meaning 'stone processing worker', used in industrial or business contexts.
The company is hiring stonemasons.
Referring to an artisan who carves stone artistically, such as for statues or decorative elements.
Specifically a stone sculptor or carver, focusing on the artistic aspect rather than construction.
The stone sculptor is carving a statue out of marble.
While primarily a stonemason, 石工 can also refer to someone who carves stone, depending on context.
Describing someone who works with stone in a non-specific way, such as a laborer in a quarry or a stonecutter.
If you are talking about a stonemason in a historical or traditional context, 石工 is appropriate. For modern construction workers who handle stone, 石工 or 石材加工業者 might be used. For artistic stone carving, use 石彫刻家.
石工が墓石に文字を刻んだ。
The stonemason carved letters into the gravestone.
The stonecutter is working at the quarry.