土方|どかたdokata[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounconstruction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy

• Synonym人夫にんぷWrittenOld term for a manual laborer, now rarely used; 「土方」 is specific to civil-engineering sites and carries a dismissive nuance.
• Synonym土工どこうWrittenRefers to civil-engineering work or the workers on it; fairly neutral and formal, while 「土方」 is colloquial with a dismissive edge.
• Synonym役夫えきふWrittenWritten, archaic term for a laborer doing physical work for wages, almost unused today; older than 「土方」 and not limited to civil engineering.
• Synonym人足にんそくWrittenOld term for workers doing heavy labor like carrying loads and earthwork; 「土方」 is specific to civil-engineering sites.

「土方」 is the colloquial word for civil-engineering workers but can sound dismissive; 「建設作業員」 is the modern neutral alternative. 「土工」 is more formal and neutral. 「人夫」 and 「人足」 are old terms; 「役夫」 is the most archaic and not limited to civil engineering.

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1. 主おもに土木どぼく工事こうじに従事じゅうじする工夫くふう。