How to use 工事 (こうじ)

Meaning of 工事

The Japanese verb "工事" (こうじ, kouji) can have various meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Here's a list of its primary meanings along with examples:

  1. Construction / Engineering work: Refers to the act or industry of building or repairing structures like buildings, roads, or bridges.
    • Example: 新しいビルを工事中。
    • Translation: The new building is under construction.
  2. Public works / Civil engineering: Can denote larger scale projects for public infrastructure.
    • Example: 道路の工事が始まった。
    • Translation: The road construction has begun.

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Dialogue

👉👉（住民１） なんの工事なんだ？
(Resident 1) What construction is this for?

（住民２） かんがい用水路だよ
(Resident 2) It's for an irrigation canal.

国王の命で 国中に水路を張り巡らせるんだ
By the king's order, they're laying out waterways throughout the country.

（住民３） さすが クセルクセス王
(Resident 3) As expected of King Xerxes.

わしら下々のこともよくお考えだ
He really thinks about us common folk.

そうだな
Indeed.