(いしづく)

いしづくり
noun
built of stone; stone construction
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(はし)(わた)る。
To cross a stone bridge.
ヨーロッパには石造(いしづく)りの建物(たてもの)(おお)い。
There are many stone buildings in Europe.
この教会(きょうかい)百年以上前(ひゃくねんいじょうまえ)()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:

  • 石造(いしづく)りの(いえ) (stone house)
  • 石造(いしづく)りの(かべ) (stone wall)
  • 石造(いしづく)りの(くら) (stone storehouse)

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