How to Say ‘Under construction’ in Japanese
工事中
kouji chuu
[KOH-jee CHOO]
💬 Usage Tip: 中 (chū) after a noun means "in the middle of" it. You'll also see 営業中 "open for business" and 会議中 "in a meeting".
Phrase Breakdown
工事
kouji
[KOH-jee]
construction work
Road or building construction.
道路工事があります。
There is road construction.
中
chuu
[CHOO]
in the middle of; under way
Suffix meaning something is ongoing.
会議中です。
A meeting is in progress.
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