🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

橋の建設

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hashi no kensetsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bridge Construction/brɪdʒ kənˈstrʌkʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"橋の建設は都市のインフラにとって重要です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process or act of building a bridge.

    "The bridge construction project was completed ahead of schedule."
  2. 2

    The engineering discipline focused on the design and building of bridges.

    "She specializes in bridge construction and has worked on several major projects."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'bridge' originates from the Old English 'brycg', which is related to the Proto-Germanic 'brugjō', meaning a structure built to span a physical obstacle. 'Construction' comes from the Latin 'constructio', meaning 'building up', which evolved through Middle English to denote the act of building.

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