(かいそう)

かいそう
noun, suru verb
renovation; remodeling
1. renovation; remodeling; refurbishment
Renovating or remodeling a building, room, or vehicle's interior.
(みせ)改装(かいそう)した。
I renovated the store.
改装(かいそう)(ちゅう)のため休業(きゅうぎょう)します。
Closed for renovation.
(ふる)建物(たてもの)改装(かいそう)してカフェにした。
We renovated an old building into a café.

改装(かいそう) typically refers to interior renovation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 改装(かいそう)(ちゅう) (under renovation)
  • 改装(かいそう)オープン (reopening after renovation)
  • 全面(ぜんめん)改装(かいそう) (complete renovation)
  • 店舗(てんぽ)改装(かいそう) (store renovation)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 改築(かいちく): rebuilding, reconstruction (structural)
  • 改造(かいぞう): remodeling, modification
  • {リフォーム}: reform, renovation (loanword)

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