Japanese Vocabulary: Building Materials
06/09/20261 min read
Translated from the Vietnamese original. View the original.
Japanese vocabulary on the topic of building materials
| No. | Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 資材 | しざい | shizai | materials, raw materials |
| 2 | 建築資材 | けんちくしざい | kenchiku shizai | building materials |
| 3 | 建材 | けんざい | kenzai | construction materials |
| 4 | セメント袋 | セメントぶくろ | semento bukuro | bag of cement |
| 5 | レンガ | renga | brick | |
| 6 | 砂 | すな | suna | sand |
| 7 | 砂利 | じゃり | jari | gravel, crushed stone |
| 8 | 石材 | せきざい | sekizai | building stone |
| 9 | モルタル | morutaru | mortar | |
| 10 | コンクリート | konkurīto | concrete | |
| 11 | 鉄 | てつ | tetsu | iron |
| 12 | 鉄筋 | てっきん | tekkin | reinforcing steel (rebar) |
| 13 | 鋼材 | こうざい | kōzai | steel materials |
| 14 | 銅管 | どうかん | dōkan | copper pipe |
| 15 | 木材 | もくざい | mokuzai | construction timber |
| 16 | 角材 | かくざい | kakuzai | square lumber |
| 17 | 板 | いた | ita | board, plank |
| 18 | 合板 | ごうばん | gōban | plywood |
| 19 | ガラス | garasu | glass | |
| 20 | タイル | tairu | tile (floor/wall) | |
| 21 | 瓦 | かわら | kawara | roof tile |
| 22 | 石膏 | せっこう | sekkō | plaster, gypsum |
| 23 | 石膏ボード | せっこうボード | sekkō bōdo | plasterboard |
| 24 | アスファルト | asufaruto | asphalt | |
| 25 | 防水材 | ぼうすいざい | bōsuizai | waterproofing material |
| 26 | 断熱材 | だんねつざい | dannetsuzai | insulation material |
| 27 | 積み上げる | つみあげる | tsumiageru | to stack up |
| 28 | 搬入 | はんにゅう | hannyū | to bring onto the construction site |
| 29 | 土台 | どだい | dodai | foundation |
| 30 | 釘 | くぎ | kugi | nail, wood nail |
See also:
Japanese Vocabulary for Construction Trades: Part 1
Japanese Occupational Safety Terms for Construction Workers (Japanese – Vietnamese)