建けん設せつ

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建設する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	建けん設せつする	建けん設せつしない
Polite	建けん設せつします	建けん設せつしません
Past polite	建けん設せつしました	建けん設せつしませんでした
Past	建けん設せつした	建けん設せつしなかった
Te-form	建けん設せつして	建けん設せつしないで
Desire	建けん設せつしたい	建けん設せつしたくない
Potential	建けん設せつできる	建けん設せつできない
Passive	建けん設せつされる	建けん設せつされない
Causative	建けん設せつさせる	建けん設せつさせない
Causative passive	建けん設せつさせられる	建けん設せつさせられない
Volitional	建けん設せつしよう
Polite volitional	建けん設せつしましょう
Imperative	建けん設せつしろ	建けん設せつするな
Conditional	建けん設せつすれば	建けん設せつしなければ
Tara conditional	建けん設せつしたら	建けん設せつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

construction; building; establishment

Covers physical construction (buildings, infrastructure) and abstract establishment (organizations, systems, nations). Often used in formal, technical, and news contexts.

新あたらしい橋はしの建けん設せつが始はじまった。
Construction of the new bridge has begun.
彼かれは理り想そうの社しゃ会かいの建けん設せつを目め指ざしている。
He aims for the establishment of an ideal society.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に〈物もの〉を建けん設せつするto construct something at a place
この地ち域いきに新あたらしい病びょう院いんを建けん設せつする計けい画かくがある。
There is a plan to construct a new hospital in this area.
〈物もの〉の建けん設せつが進すすむconstruction of something progresses
新あたらしい橋はしの建けん設せつが順じゅん調ちょうに進すすんでいる。
Construction of the new bridge is progressing smoothly.
建けん設せつに着ちゃく手しゅするto begin construction
来らい月げつからダムの建けん設せつに着ちゃく手しゅする予よ定ていだ。
Construction of the dam is scheduled to begin next month.
〈物もの〉を建けん設せつする計けい画かくa plan to build something
駅えき前まえに高こう層そうマンションを建けん設せつする計けい画かくが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
A plan to build a high-rise apartment near the station was announced.
〈事こと〉な社しゃ会かいを建けん設せつするto build a (kind of) society, used abstractly
平へい和わな社しゃ会かいを建けん設せつすることが私わたしたちの目もく標ひょうだ。
Building a peaceful society is our goal.
建けん設せつに反はん対たいするto oppose construction (of something)
住じゅう民みんたちは工こう場じょうの建けん設せつに反はん対たいしている。
The residents are opposed to the construction of the factory.

Kanji

建build
設establishment, provision, prepare

Related words· 17

建けん築ちくN3
建築 focuses narrowly on designing and erecting buildings, while 建設 is broader and also covers civil engineering projects and abstract establishment.
設せつ立りつN1
設立 is used for founding organizations, companies, or institutions, whereas 建設 usually refers to physical construction.
構こう築ちく
構築 is used for building up abstract structures like systems or theories, while 建設 more often refers to physical buildings and infrastructure.
造ぞう成せい
造成 refers specifically to developing or grading land for use, while 建設 refers to the actual construction that follows.

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建こん立りゅう
建設 is the general word for constructing buildings or infrastructure, while 建立 is reserved for the formal construction of temples, shrines, and monuments.
架か設せつ
建設 is the general word for construction of any building or infrastructure, while 架設 is narrower, referring specifically to erecting spanning structures like bridges, towers, or wires.
建けん造ぞう
建設 is the everyday word for building structures and infrastructure, while 建造 is more formal and typically used for ships or other large-scale, monumental projects.
設せつ営えい
建設 refers to large-scale construction of buildings or infrastructure, while 設営 refers to setting up temporary facilities, camps, or event venues.
建けん設せつ業ぎょうN2
建設 refers to the act or process of construction, whereas 建設業 refers to the industry or business that carries it out.
工こう事じN3
建設 emphasizes the overall act of building or establishing something large (like a structure or organization), while 工事 refers to the concrete construction work or project itself, such as roadworks.
築きずくN2
建設する is a formal, technical term for constructing large infrastructure or buildings, while 築く can also be used abstractly for things like reputation or relationships.
組くみ立たて
建設 refers to constructing large structures like buildings or roads, whereas 組み立て is about assembling smaller components into a finished item.
建たてるN4
建設する is a more formal, often large-scale or official word for construction (roads, bridges, facilities), while 建てる is the everyday word used even for a single house.
施せ工こう
建設 covers the whole process of building something including planning and design, whereas 施工 refers narrowly to the physical execution stage.
土ど木ぼくN1
建設 is a broad term covering all kinds of construction, whereas 土木 specifically denotes civil engineering work such as infrastructure projects.
敷ふ設せつ
建設 is broader, covering the construction of buildings and large structures, whereas 敷設 focuses on the laying or stringing of linear infrastructure.
家いえづくり
建設 is a formal term for construction of buildings, roads, or infrastructure, whereas 家づくり is the everyday, homeowner-focused term for building a house.

Opposites

破は壊かいN2
破壊 means to destroy or tear down, the direct opposite of 建設, which means to build or establish.
取とり壊こわし
建設 means construction or building up, the direct opposite of 取り壊し, which means tearing down.

Don't confuse with

建けん国こく
建設 means physical construction of buildings or infrastructure, whereas 建国 means the political founding of a nation, not construction work.
創そう設せつ
建設 refers to physically constructing buildings or infrastructure, whereas 創設 refers to founding an organization, system, or institution.

Word family· 19

建けん設せつ業ぎょうN2
construction industry; construction business
建けん設せつ中ちゅう
under construction
建けん設せつ地ち
construction site
建けん設せつ局きょく
construction bureau; construction department
建けん設せつ族ぞく
construction tribe; pro-construction politicians

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建けん設せつ的てき
constructive
建けん設せつ者しゃ
builder; architect; constructor
建けん設せつ費ひ
construction costs; building costs
建けん設せつ会がい社しゃ
construction company; construction firm
建けん設せつ国こく債さい
construction bond; construction debt

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Etymology

Compound of 建 (build) and 設 (establish, set up). The combination has been used since the Meiji era to translate Western concepts of construction and establishment.