造船(ぞうせん)

ぞうせん
noun
shipbuilding
1. shipbuilding
The construction and manufacturing of ships and boats.
この町(まち)は造船(ぞうせん)業(ぎょう)で栄(さか)えた。
This town prospered through the shipbuilding industry.
造船(ぞうせん)所(じょ)で大型(おおがた)船(せん)が建造(けんぞう)されている。
Large ships are being built at the shipyard.
日本(にほん)の造船(ぞうせん)技術(ぎじゅつ)は世界的(せかいてき)に有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Japan's shipbuilding technology is world-renowned.

造船(ぞうせん) refers to shipbuilding — the industry and process of constructing ships.

WORD FORMATION:
造(ぞう) (to build, to create) + 船(せん) (ship).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 造船(ぞうせん)業(ぎょう): shipbuilding industry
  • 造船(ぞうせん)所(じょ): shipyard
  • 造船(ぞうせん)会社(がいしゃ): shipbuilding company
  • 造船(ぞうせん)技術(ぎじゅつ): shipbuilding technology

RELATED WORDS:

  • 建造(けんぞう): construction (of ships or large structures)
  • 船(ふね): ship, boat
  • ドック: dock, shipyard dock
  • 進水(しんすい): launch (of a ship)

NOTE:
Japan has historically been one of the world's leading shipbuilding nations. Major shipbuilding cities include 長崎(ながさき), 神戸(こうべ), and 横浜(よこはま).

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Added 2026.1.14 9:33 · Revised 2026.4.5 20:45
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