石造(いしづく)り

いしづくり
noun
built of stone; stone construction
building
1. stone construction; built of stone; stonework
A building, structure, or object made primarily of stone. Also used as a modifier to describe something built from stone.
石造(いしづく)りの橋(はし)を渡(わた)る。
To cross a stone bridge.
There are many stone buildings in Europe.
この教会(きょうかい)は百年以上前(ひゃくねんいじょうまえ)に建(た)てられた石造(いしづく)りの建築物(けんちくぶつ)だ。
This church is a stone structure built over a hundred years ago.

Usage

石造(いしづく)り is typically used as a modifier before nouns using the の particle: 石造(いしづく)りの建物(たてもの). It can also stand alone as a noun.

Common collocations

Related words

The ~造(づく)り pattern is productive: 木造(きづく)り (wooden construction; also 木造(もくぞう)), 鉄筋(てっきん)コンクリート造(づく)り (reinforced concrete construction).