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► 名詞
建築  [けんちく]  [liter]    meaning:  construction  rank: 2
☆ 建築業 ⇨ Construction business

大工  [(1)だいく]    meaning:  construction  rank: 3
☆ の大工仕事自分でやる ⇨ He does his house repair himself
☆ は大工だ ⇨ He is a carpenter  (☛ Woodwork carpenters)

鳶職  [とびしょく]    meaning:  construction  rank: 4
☆ 日本の鳶職にはい ⇨ Many construction workers in Japan are rough people  (☛ Literally “a worker with a crowbar”)

土方  [どかた]  [coll]    meaning:  construction  rank: 4
☆ 土方の兄ちゃん ⇨ A young construction worker  (☛ A construction worker)

土建  [どけん]    meaning:  construction  rank: 4
☆ 土建屋 ⇨ A construction company

日曜大工  [(5)にちようだいく]    meaning:  construction  rank: 4
☆ 簡単な日曜大工は自分てやる ⇨ He does all easier DIY projects himself  (☛ Literally “Sunday carpentry”.)