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コンクリート (konkuriito) Japanese meaning: concrete | Kotomora

コンクリート

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the building material. Usually written in katakana.

この建たて物ものはコンクリートでできている。

This building is made of concrete.

Usage patterns

コンクリートで〈物もの〉を固かためるto harden/set something with concrete
土ど台だいをコンクリートで固かためた。
They set the foundation with concrete.
コンクリートを流ながし込こむto pour concrete (into a mold or form)
型かたにコンクリートを流ながし込こんだ。
They poured concrete into the mold.
コンクリート造づくりの〈場ば所しょ〉a building/structure made of concrete
この学がっ校こうはコンクリート造づくりの建たて物ものだ。
This school is a concrete building.
コンクリートが乾かわくfor concrete to dry/cure
コンクリートが乾かわくまで数すう日じつかかる。
It takes several days for the concrete to dry.

Kanji

混mix, blend, confuse
凝congeal, freeze, stiff
土soil, earth, ground

Don't confuse with

セメントN2
セメント (cement) is the powdery binding ingredient, while コンクリート (concrete) is the hardened mixture of cement, sand, and gravel used for building.
コンクールN3
コンクール (a contest) and コンクリート (concrete, the building material) sound similar to learners but have completely unrelated meanings.
アスファルトN1
アスファルト is a bitumen-based paving material used mainly for roads, while コンクリート is cement-based and used for both roads and structures, so learners often mix up which is which.
モルタル
コンクリート adds gravel to cement and sand for a much stronger structural material, whereas モルタル lacks gravel and is mainly used for bonding or finishing surfaces.

Written forms

コンクリートUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'concrete'.
混凝土こんくりーとUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'concrete'.