Japanese symbol for “roadworks”
道路工事
どうろこうじ
Romaji: dourokouji
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
In Japanese, roadworks is 道路工事, read どうろこうじ (dourokouji).
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Meanings
- n road construction; roadworks; road repairs
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “roadworks”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道普請 | みちぶしん michibushin | road repair; road construction; roadworks |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 路上 | ろじょう rojou | on the road; on the street; in the street |
| 回路 | かいろ kairo | circuit |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.