日曜大工(にちようだいく)

にちようだいく
noun
DIY; do-it-yourself
leisuredaily-life
1. DIY; do-it-yourself carpentry
Amateur carpentry or home improvement work done as a hobby, typically on weekends.
父(ちち)は日曜大工(にちようだいく)で本棚(ほんだな)を作(つく)った。
My father made a bookshelf as a DIY project.
日曜大工(にちようだいく)が趣味(しゅみ)です。
DIY is my hobby.
日曜大工(にちようだいく)で棚(たな)の修理(しゅうり)をした。
I fixed the shelf myself as a DIY project.
日曜大工(にちようだいく)の道具(どうぐ)をホームセンターで買(か)ってきた。
I bought DIY tools at the home improvement store.
休(やす)みの日(ひ)に日曜大工(にちようだいく)で犬小屋(いぬごや)を作(つく)ることにした。
I decided to build a doghouse as a DIY project on my day off.

Etymology

日曜(にちよう) (Sunday) + 大工(だいく) (carpenter). The term refers to amateur carpentry done on weekends/days off.

Common collocations

Modern usage

While 日曜大工(にちようだいく) traditionally meant carpentry, the English "DIY" is now also commonly used in Japanese (ディーアイワイ) for general home improvement.

Related words

Related Words

Related: ホームセンター (home improvement store)
Related: 工具(こうぐ) (tools)
Related: DIY (do-it-yourself)
Compare: 大工(だいく)道具(どうぐ) (carpentry tools)
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Added 2026.1.19 8:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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