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    3. 起工

    起工

    起き工こう

    setting to work

    KMT8News #24+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab13 strokes

    きこう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    setting to work

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    新あたらしいビルの起き工こう式しきが行おこなわれた。

    The groundbreaking ceremony for the new building was held.

    KMT7Business & Finance
    その橋はしの起き工こうは来らい月げつに予よ定ていされている。

    The start of construction for that bridge is scheduled for next month.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    新しん工こう場じょうの起き工こうは、地ち域いきの雇こ用よう創そう出しゅつに貢こう献けんするだろう。

    The start of construction for the new factory will contribute to job creation in the region.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career
    経けい済ざい状じょう況きょうの悪あっ化かにより、いくつかの大おお型がたプロジェクトの起き工こうが延えん期きされた。

    Due to the worsening economic situation, the start of construction for several large projects has been postponed.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    政せい府ふはインフラ整せい備びの一いっ環かんとして、複ふく数すうの道どう路ろプロジェクトの起き工こうを発はっ表ぴょうした。

    The government announced the start of construction for multiple road projects as part of infrastructure development.

    KMT9Politics & LawTravel & Transportation

    Kanji that make up this word

    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    工
    craft・construction・katakana e radical (no. 48)
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