造営|ぞうえいzouei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbbuilding (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 造営する（ぞうえいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 造営します（ぞうえいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 造営しない（ぞうえいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 造営しません（ぞうえいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 造営せず・造営せぬ（ぞうえいせず・ぞうえいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 造営した（ぞうえいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 造営しました（ぞうえいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 造営しなかった（ぞうえいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 造営しませんでした（ぞうえいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 造営して（ぞうえいして） |
| Potential | 造営できる（ぞうえいできる） |
| Passive | 造営される（ぞうえいされる） |
| Causative | 造営させる（ぞうえいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 造営させられる（ぞうえいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 造営すれば（ぞうえいすれば） |
| tara | 造営したら（ぞうえいしたら） |
| Volitional | 造営しよう（ぞうえいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 造営しましょう（ぞうえいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 造営しろ（ぞうえいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym建築けんちくNeutralNeutral; covers building in general — the whole process or the resulting structure — not tied to shrines, temples or palaces.
- Synonym建立こんりゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose; erecting religious buildings such as temples and pagodas, with a more Buddhist leaning than 「造営」.
- Synonym建設けんせつNeutralNeutral; large-scale projects and national development, as in 「ダム建設」; a broader range than 「造営」.
- Synonym建造けんぞうNeutralNeutral; building ships as well as structures, with an engineering and manufacturing feel.
- Synonym建てるたてるNeutralNeutral and the everyday default; simply building, typically putting up a house.
- Related作りつくりCasualColloquial; making things, how something is structured or put together, also dress and appearance — not formal construction.
- Related新築しんちくNeutralNeutral; building new, typically a house, as in 「新築マンション」.
- Related新造しんぞうWrittenWritten/formal prose; building something new, often a newly built ship or vessel.
- Related築くきずくNeutralNeutral verb; piling up earth or stone to build, and by extension building up relationships, status or a foundation.
- Related設営せつえいNeutralNeutral; preparing and setting up temporary venues, camps or event sites.
- Related営造えいぞうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; building civil-engineering works such as houses and roads.
- Related造立ぞうりゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; erecting temples, pagodas and Buddhist statues.
- Related造設ぞうせつWrittenWritten/formal prose; setting up facilities and equipment, also implanting artificial organs into the body.
- Antonym解体かいたいNeutralNeutral; dismantling or demolishing a structure piece by piece — the opposite of 「造営」.
- Antonym破却はきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; completely destroying and removing a structure — the opposite of building.
「造営」 is written/formal prose for building shrines, temples and palaces, as in 「社殿の造営」. For temples and pagodas say 「建立」; for general construction 「建築」 or 「建設」; for everyday house-building 「建てる」.
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