Vocabulary

What does 土木 (どぼく, doboku) mean?

土木 (どぼく, doboku) means civil engineering, public works.

Quick facts
Readingどぼく
Romajidoboku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
どぼく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondoboku

civil engineering, public works

  1. 1noun engineering works; civil engineering; public works

Example sentences

  • I studied civil engineering at university.

  • My father works at a civil engineering construction company.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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