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土木作業 (どぼくさぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

土ど木ぼく作さ業ぎょう

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Meanings

1

construction work; civil engineering work

Refers to heavy construction and earthwork, such as road building, excavation, and infrastructure projects.

彼かれは土ど木ぼく作さ業ぎょうの現げん場ばで働はたらいて

いる

。

He works at a construction site.

土ど木ぼく作さ業ぎょうには重じゅう機きが欠かかせない。

Heavy machinery is essential for civil engineering work.

Kanji

土soil, earth, ground
木tree, wood
作make, production, prepare
業business, vocation, arts

Related words

建けん設せつ作さ業ぎょう
建設作業 is a broader term for construction work in general, including building construction, while 土木作業 specifically refers to civil engineering and earthwork.

Built from

土ど木ぼく+作さ業ぎょう

Etymology

Compound of 土木 (civil engineering) and 作業 (work, operation).