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

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 2026.10.3 21:43
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