工 事 現 場(こうじげんば)

こうじげんば

noun

construction site; work site

building work

1. construction site; work site

The physical location where building, road, or infrastructure construction is taking place.

工事現場(こうじげんば)に入(はい)ってはいけない。

You must not enter the construction site.

工事現場(こうじげんば)の前(まえ)を通(とお)るときはヘルメットが必要(ひつよう)だ。

You need a helmet when passing in front of the construction site.

夜間(やかん)の工事現場(こうじげんば)から大(おお)きな騒音(そうおん)が聞(き)こえて近所(きんじょ)の住民(じゅうみん)が苦情(くじょう)を出(だ)した。

Loud noise from the nighttime construction site could be heard, and nearby residents filed complaints.

Composed of 工事(こうじ) (construction work) and 現場(げんば) (site, scene). A very common compound in daily life, as Japanese cities frequently have road and building construction. Signs reading 工事中(こうじちゅう) (under construction) are ubiquitous.

Common collocations

工事現場(こうじげんば)で働(はたら)く — to work at a construction site
工事現場(こうじげんば)の安全(あんぜん)管理(かんり) — construction site safety management
工事現場(こうじげんば)に立(た)ち入(い)り禁止(きんし) — no trespassing at the construction site
工事現場(こうじげんば)周辺(しゅうへん) — area around the construction site

Related words

建設現場(けんせつげんば) — building construction site (similar but emphasizes building rather than civil works)
工事中(こうじちゅう) — under construction
現場監督(げんばかんとく) — site supervisor; foreman

Related Words

Related: 工事中(こうじちゅう) (under construction)

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