日曜大工(にちようだいく)

にちようだいく
noun
DIY; do-it-yourself
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.

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:

  • 日曜大工(にちようだいく)をする (to do DIY)
  • 日曜大工(にちようだいく)で作(つく)る (to make [something] as DIY)
  • 日曜大工(にちようだいく)用品(ようひん) (DIY supplies)

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 TERMS:

  • ホームセンター (home improvement store)
  • 工具(こうぐ) (tools)
  • DIY (ディーアイワイ)
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Added 2026.1.19 8:47 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:14
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