Japanese Conversation · Level 29
90 words
Japanese word
コンクリート
Pronunciation
Romajikonkurīto
Meaning
- nounconcrete
Example
道路はコンクリートでできています。dō ro wa ko n ku rī to de de ki te i ma su
The road is made of concrete.
More examples
庭に小さなコンクリートの池を作りました。niwa ni chii sa na ko n ku rī to no ike o tsuku ri ma shi ta
I made a small concrete pond in the garden.
Core concept
It is a hard building material made by binding small stones and sand with cement and water.
Common phrases
コンクリートの壁ko n ku rī to no kabe
concrete wall
コンクリートの床ko n ku rī to no yuka
concrete floor
Definition in Japanese
セメントに砂や砂利などを混ぜ、水で固めて作る建築や土木用の材料。se me n to ni suna ya ja ri na do o ma ze mizu de kata me te tsuku ru ken chiku ya do boku yō no zai ryō
Word origin
The loanword コンクリート (konkurīto) comes from English concrete, ultimately from Latin concretus, meaning "grown together" or "hardened".
Usage tips
- In English, concrete can describe a specific, real idea as well as the hard material, but Japanese コンクリート (konkurīto) refers to the material as a noun.